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Date: 1999-08-05
ENFOPOL a la Japonaise-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- man in AT sagt. Irgendwie scheint einer relativ grossen Zahl von Japaner/innen das Vorhaben, gewisse Behörden zum Abhören gesetzlich zu ermächtigen, schwer suspekt zu sein -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Thu, 05 Aug 1999 11:50:09 -0400 Martyn Williams A package of bills that will give police the power to use wiretaps in their investigation of certain types of crimes got their first public hearing today as opinion polls showed they are becoming increasingly unpopular with the public. The revisions to the Criminal Justice Bill are designed to help the police better battle organized crime however the majority of the Japanese public believe restrictions on their use outside of such crimes will prove ineffective. At the hearing today, Upper House judiciary committee members heard from two leading commentators and a lawyer. Of the three, two supported the revisions calling them necessary to halt the rise of international and organized crime gangs. Commentator Makoto Sataka opposed the bills saying they would lead to an emphasis on investigations regarding public security rather than crime. The public hearing comes a day after the Justice Ministry pledged telephone lines used by the news media would be exempt from wiretapping although failed to commit the promise to actual bill. The ministry said the freedom of the press should not be compromised by such wiretaps although said it reserved the right to tap media lines in extreme circumstances, such as if a reporter was suspected of committing a crime. The concession comes several weeks after the transcript of a conversation between a lawmaker and TV Asahi journalist was sent to several media organizations by an anonymous mailer who claimed to be a police officer. The letter explained the call was tapped as part of a police test into wiretapping technology. Meanwhile, opposition to the revisions is growing according to an opinion poll taken over the weekend by the TBS television network. The telephone poll among 1,200 people found support for the revisions was at 39.6 percent, down 4 points from a month earlier. Opposition was at 50.1 percent, up seven points on the month. Pessimism regarding restrictions on the use of wiretaps to investigations on certain types of crimes was high with 66.0 percent of people believing the restrictions would be ineffective and only 22.9 percent of people saying they would keep use to the defined crimes. The revisions will allow for the use of wiretapping in the course of investigations into four main types of crime: illegal drugs, cases involving weapons, organized group illegal entry into Japan, and organized murders. Source http://www.newsbytes.com relayed by Barry Steinhardt Barrys@aclu.org -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 1999-08-05 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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