Okinawa assembly demands review of US forces pact after Marine murder suspect

Okinawa's assembly passed a protest resolution urging the US military to act against Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, suspected of robbing and murdering a local woman. This incident reignites long-standing local grievances over US base presence and could pressure Tokyo-Washington security arrangements. The case is at an early stage, with the suspect in US custody and extradition/legal jurisdiction uncertain.