The American sailor, who serves aboard the US aircraft carrier George Washington, broke into the house of a 72 year old woman on Monday, despite a night-time curfew. Last week another drunken sailor was taken into police custody for trespassing.
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Japanese police arrested a drunken American sailor for trespassing on an elderly woman’s property in the port city of Yokosuka. Manuel Silva, 20, who serves aboard the US aircraft carrier George Washington, broke into the house of a 72 year old woman on Monday, despite a night-time curfew. Last week another drunken sailor was taken into police custody for trespassing. The arrested sailor claimed he entered the house because he was called in by a police officer.
Upon arrival the police found the drunken soldier lying down in the old woman's house. The US military imposed a night-time curfew on all its servicemen in Japan after two US soldiers were arrested for raping a woman in Okinawa last October. The sexual assault angered the Japanese public, who are against the presence of US military forces. Despite the curfew, US servicemen stationed in Japan have continued their misconduct in the country which shows lack of discipline and supervision within the American military bases in Japan.
On December 28, 2012, a US Marine was arrested for entering an apartment building in Naha, the capital of Okinawa. On November 18, Japanese police arrested another US Marine for trespassing in the southern island of Okinawa. The immorality of American forces has provoked anti-US sentiments and protests in Japan. Currently about 47,000 US military personnel are in Japan.
