More than a year since French national Vincent Fichot staged a hunger strike to highlight his separation from his children, his Japanese wife finally broke her silence Wednesday, claiming she cannot allow visits due to a lack of mutual trust.
The Fichot case has made headlines domestically and internationally, drawing media attention over what was seen as a tragic case of a father not being able to see his children ever since his wife disappeared with them in 2018 due to a failed relationship.
But the wife, who did not reveal her real name due to privacy concerns, told the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan that she fled because Fichot had been threatening her, and that she wanted to discuss the situation in a quiet environment that wouldn¡¯t disrupt the children¡¯s daily routines.
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