Diet kicks off deliberation on "conspiracy" bill

Diet kicks off deliberation on "conspiracy" bill

Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda stresses the need to enact a bill that would punish the planning of certain crimes, ostensibly as a counterterrorism measure, at the House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on April 6, 2017. The Diet debate started amid concerns that the bill could allow the suppression of free speech, invasive state surveillance and arbitrary punishment of civic groups and labor unions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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