Friday, July 22, 2005

Legitimate ruse/ [Japan] asahi.com, 21 Jul 2005

http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507210196.html
NORIO YATSU and SUSUMU YAMAGUCHI
"Proposed legislation now before the Diet on what constitutes a group conspiracy to commit a criminal act has critics warning that fundamental rights are in danger of being usurped by the government.
While the bill is aimed at tightening control over organized crime, critics fear the provision will open the floodgates to abuse by law enforcement authorities."