Scholars slam Defense Ministry for premature security papers

Scholars slam Defense Ministry for premature security papers

Saitama University professor emeritus Takashi Miwa speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2015, along with other academic experts supporting the war-renouncing Constitution. He is one of 62 constitutional scholars who issued a statement the same day criticizing the Defense Ministry for drafting internal papers that presuppose the enactment of national security bills still pending in the Diet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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