{"id":7244,"date":"2014-03-20T07:01:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T07:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=7244"},"modified":"2014-03-20T07:01:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T07:01:07","slug":"ghanas-ambassador-to-japan-under-investigation-for-operating-illegal-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/ghanas-ambassador-to-japan-under-investigation-for-operating-illegal-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s ambassador to Japan under investigation for operating illegal casino"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7245\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Japan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7245\" alt=\"Ghana\u2019s ambassador to Japan Edmond Kofi Agbenutse Deh\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Japan-300x226.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Japan-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Japan.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ghana\u2019s ambassador to Japan Edmond Kofi Agbenutse Deh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s ambassador to Japan Edmond Kofi Agbenutse Deh, is being investigated by the Tokyo police for his alleged involvement in the running of an illegal casino in the Japanese capital.<\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo Police are reported to have asked the ambassador to consent to questioning over an alleged lease contract made for a room in Tokyo operating the illegal casino.<\/p>\n<p>The report which appeared in some major Japanese newspapers including NHK World and Tokyo Reporter, said some ten employees working at the secretly operating casino at Shibuya, a suburb in Tokyo, were arrested for allowing customers to play baccarat- a gambling card game played at casinos.<\/p>\n<p>One of the suspects is quoted to have told investigators, \u201cI thought diplomatic immunity was applicable through the Embassy of Ghana, and we would not be caught by the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo reporter also said a rental contract previously in the name of the former ambassador was changed to that of the current ambassador, and the document signed at his official residence with diplomatic identification forms.<\/p>\n<p>The Police also seized more than one hundred thousand dollars in cash.<\/p>\n<p>Newspaper reports say current Ghana ambassador to the country, Edmond Kofi Agbenutse Deh, is a regular visitor to the casino.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing preventing the Tokyo police from arresting the Ghana ambassador is his diplomatic immunity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Daily Guide<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s ambassador to Japan Edmond Kofi Agbenutse Deh, is being investigated by the Tokyo police for his alleged involvement in the running of an illegal casino in the Japanese capital. 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