Police recaptured a Chinese fugitive Friday, two days after he escaped from Hiroshima Prison dressed only in his underwear.
Li Guolin, 40, fled Wednesday by scaling a 5-meter prison fence that was undergoing repair work. The National Police Agency had placed Li on a special wanted list.
"We will review (the prison's management system) to make sure this doesn't happen again," Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told a news conference soon after Li was apprehended.
He has served about 3.5 years in Hiroshima Prison after his conviction for attempted murder and theft.
The police recaptured Li after an undercover officer spotted him crossing a street near an elementary school in Nishi Ward, Hiroshima, only 2 km from the prison. (Japan Times)
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