Japan ruling coalition proposes revisions to retrial system bill
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- Japan's ruling coalition has proposed amendments to a government bill on the retrial system, incorporating opposition demands regarding evidence disclosure.
- The revised bill is expected to pass the Lower House committee on May 12 and is likely to be enacted during the current Diet session.
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The government proposed a bill to revise the retrial system, establishing a system where courts can order prosecutors to submit evidence relevant to retrial requests. The bill also includes penalties for using disclosed evidence for purposes other than retrial proceedings. Opposition parties argued that the scope of evidence disclosure would be narrowed and that the prohibition on the use of evidence for other purposes would stifle the activities of supporters and media.
衆院法務委員会の理事懇談会が11日に開かれ、与党が政府の再審制度見直し法案を修正する案を提示した。証拠開示で野党側の主張を踏まえた内容で、12日の委員会で修正案を採決することが決まった。その後に参政党の神谷宗幣代表が記者会見し、修正案に賛成する方針を表明した。与党に参政を加えると衆院に加えて参院も過半数を超えるため、政府・与党案が今国会内に成立する公算が大きくなった。
政府の刑事訴訟法改正案は、裁判所が再審請求の理由と関連する証拠について相当性などを考慮し検察に提出を命じる制度を新設。開示された証拠を元被告側が再審手続きや準備目的以外で使うことを罰則付きで禁じる規定も設けている。
これに対し中道改革連合などは「政府案では証拠開示の範囲が狭まる。証拠の目的外使用の禁止も再審事件の支援者や報道機関の活動を萎縮させる」と主張していた。
与党の修正案は、証拠の開示範囲が現行よりも狭まらないよう、裁判所が検察官に証拠開示を勧告する現行の運用も残すことを付則に明記した。法改正後の状況を踏まえて証拠の目的外使用の禁止規定を法改正から5年ごとに見直すことも付則に盛り込んだ。【巽賢司、岩本桜】
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The amended bill will be approved in the Lower House Legal Affairs Committee.
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The revised retrial system law will be enacted during the current Diet session.
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Açık Sorular
- What specific details of the evidence disclosure scope were adjusted in the amendment?
- What is the exact wording of the provision to review the prohibition on the use of evidence for other purposes every five years?
- Will the opposition parties fully support the amended bill in the committee vote?
- What are the potential implications of the revised law on future retrial cases?
