Diet debates on a bill aimed at protecting state secrets and designed to tighten penalties for public servants who leak such information have reached a crucial stage, prompting the ruling coalition and some opposition parties to step up their talks over revisions of the legislation.
With the aim of passing the bill in the current Diet session, the government and the ruling parties are negotiating with the opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) and Your Party over possible modifications of the envisaged law.Diet deliberations on the issue have largely focused on three issues:
-The range of information to be designated as classified secrets.
-The establishment of an independent body charged with examining the government's operation of the system under the proposed legislation.
-The protection of media freedom.
Source: NewsOnJapan
-The range of information to be designated as classified secrets.
-The establishment of an independent body charged with examining the government's operation of the system under the proposed legislation.
-The protection of media freedom.
Source: NewsOnJapan
