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99 日本要求美国移交强奸案嫌疑人
Japan Demands Turning Over of Rape Suspect
Amy Bickers
Tokyo
3 Jul 2001 08:21 UTC
Japan is demanding that U.S. military 1)authorities turn over an airman 2)suspected of 3)raping a local woman near a U.S. base in Okinawa. If the U.S. military complies, it would be only the second time it handed over a serviceman to Japanese authorities 4)prior to a formal arrest.
The Japanese government has formally 5)requested that the U.S. military hand over Air Force Sergeant Timothy Woodland, suspected of raping an Okinawan women last Friday morning in a 6)parking lot.
Japanese police 7)obtained an arrest warrant late Monday for Sergeant Woodland based on crime scene 8)evidence and 9)witness accounts.
The U.S. military has yet to reply to the request.
On Tuesday, the U.S. marine commander on Okinawa, Lieutenant General Earl Hailston, visited local officials and apologized for the alleged rape. "We are very disappointed and deeply and sincerely regret that this concerns a U.S. service member," said General Hailston. "I have directed all local commanders to enhance all of their local activities to 10)instill good order and discipline."
If American authorities 11)comply with the arrest warrant, the suspect would be the second U.S. serviceman to be turned over to Japanese custody before being formally charged. In 1996, U.S. serviceman Terrence Swanson, who was suspected of the attempted murder of a woman in Nagasaki 12)prefecture, was transferred to Japanese custody before his 13)indictment. He 14)pleaded guilty to the crime and a Japanese court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
On Tuesday, Okinawa Governor Keiichi Inamine condemned the crime.
He says this is a vicious crime that violates human rights, and it is absolutely unforgivable.
But local reaction to the latest rape 15)allegation has been relatively 16)subdued compared to the public outrage that followed the rape of a 12 year old girl by three American servicemen in 1995.
Officials in Chatan, where the rape allegedly occurred, are considering a 17)curfew covering all American military personnel to curb late night drinking.
The U.S. military has 26,000 troops stationed on Okinawa - about a quarter of the U.S. military presence in Asia. The imposing size of the bases and a series of criminal incidents have caused 18)friction with the local community. Okinawan officials have been pressing for a U.S. troop reduction.
(1) authority[C:5WRrItI]n.权威, 威信, 权威人士, 权力, 职权
(2) suspect[5sQspekt]n.嫌疑犯adj.令人怀疑的v.怀疑, 猜想, 对...有所觉察
(3) rape[reIp]n.掠夺, 强奸vt.掠夺, 强奸
(4) prior to adv.在前, 居先
(5) request[rI5kwest]vt.请求, 要求n.请求, 要求, 邀请
(6) parking lot[5pB:kIN]n.停车场
(7) obtained v.获得
(8) evidence[5evIdEns]n.迹象, 根据, [物]证据, 证物
(9) witness[5wItnIs]n.[律]证人, 目击者vt.目击, 为...作证vi.作证, 成为证据
(10) instill[In5stIl]vt.慢慢地灌输
(11) comply with v.照做
(12) prefecture[5pri:fektjJE(r); (?@) 5pri:fektFEr]n.地方官的任期, 辖区
(13) indictment[In5daItmEnt]n.控告
(14) plead[pli:d]vi.辩护, 恳求vt.为...辩护, 借口, 托称
(15) allegation[AlI5^eIF(E)n]n.主张，断言, 辩解
(16) subdued[sQb5djJd]adj.屈服的, 被抑制的, 柔和的
(17) curfew[5k:fju:]n. 打晚钟时刻, 宵禁令(时间)
(18) friction[5frIkF(E)n]n.摩擦, 摩擦力
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