The 101-page report, “Japan’s ‘Hostage Justice’ System,” documents the abusive treatment of criminal suspects in pretrial detention. The authorities strip suspects of their right to remain silent, question them without a lawyer, coerce them to confess through repeated arrests and denial of bail, and detain them for prolonged periods under constant surveillance in police stations. The Japanese government should urgently undertake wide-ranging reforms, including amending the criminal procedure code, to ensure detainees their fair trial rights and make investigators and prosecutors more accountable.
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Kyodo Mar 16, 2021
A senior government official with close ties to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga resigned Tuesday after being reprimanded over a wining and dining scandal that involved other officials and companies that they supervise.
The resignation of Yasuhiko Taniwaki, who played a pivotal role in fulfilling Suga’s policy pledge of lowering mobile phone fees, came along with a decision by the communications ministry to suspend him from work for three months.
2021-03-16 14:35:31 GMT2021-03-16 22:35:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TOKYO, March 16 (Xinhua) A senior government official with Japan s communications ministry who was close to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga resigned on Tuesday after being embroiled in a wining and dining scandal involving a telecom giant and a satellite broadcaster.
Communications Minister Ryota Takeda said Tuesday that he ordered the former vice minister for policy coordination, Yasuhiko Taniwaki, to be suspended from work for three months for being entertained by telecom giant NTT.
Taniwaki had already been reprimanded after a previous investigation found that he had been entertained by executives of a satellite broadcaster.
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