The former member of the House of Councillors Garcy has been issued an arrest warrant on suspicion of repeatedly threatening celebrities on a video posting site. The Metropolitan Police Department believes that the former lawmaker is unlikely to return to Japan and will ask local authorities to cooperate with the investigation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an order to return his passport by the 13th of this month. If the procedure goes smoothly, it is expected to be internationally arranged soon. According to those involved in the investigation, the dispatch will be after Ramadan, the Islamic fasting month, ends.