Upper house approves bill to videotape interrogation of suspects

Upper house approves bill to videotape interrogation of suspects

TOKYO, Japan - The opposition-controlled House of Councillors approves a bill June 4 to require police and prosecutors to record the questioning of criminal suspects, a measure introduced in the wake of a recent spate of court acquittals of suspects who have been wrongly prosecuted.

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