"Slowly" he will return the hundreds of thousands of euros accidentally credited to his account by a 24-year-old man in Japan. The young man lost all the money in an internet casino.
The 24-year-old from the city of Abu in western Japan lost all 338,000 euros in online gambling. "I am really sorry that I have wasted it all," said the young man, who is being asked to repay the amount that was accidentally put into his bank account.
According to the 24-year-old's lawyer, his client saw the amount of 46.3 million credited to his account. yen (338,000 euros) after an error by local officials in charge of the programme to provide assistance to 463 low-income households affected by the covid-19 pandemic.
On 11 May, authorities in the city of Abu announced that they would take legal action against the 24-year-old after he refused to return the money.
Today he finally decided "to return it, although this will have to be done slowly," as his lawyer explained.
He will turn the money with... with a heavy heart
According to the Abou town hall, town officials accompanied by the young man's mother even visited him at work to convince him to return the money, but to no avail.
The mayor, Norihiko Hanada, told reporters that he was "sincerely pleased" by the man's change of attitude but would not withdraw the case against him.
"I hope he will tell the truth in court," he added, while he "humbly apologized" to his constituents for the mistake, stressing that his office "will do everything it can to recover this large sum of money."
Besides, the money has already been paid to the households that were entitled to it.
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