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Japan passes controversial bill to criminalize conspiracy, bribery of foreign officials

( June 15, 2017, 03:30 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's upper house of parliament today passed a controversial anti-conspiracy bill, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touted as a much needed boost to Japan's counterterrorism capability, the Japan Times reports. Japan's parliament today passed a controversial anti-conspiracy bill, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touted as a much needed boost to Japan's counterterrorism capability, the Japan Times reports. Abe's ruling coalition "rammed" the bill through parliament amid concerns that the legislation could be abused by law enforcement to crack down on ordinary citizens, according to the newspaper. Among the offenses subject to the revised law are those seemingly unrelated to terrorism, such as theft of forestry products, the newspaper says. The legislation also includes a provision that allows the Japanese government to confiscate profits that companies gain from bribing foreign officials. ...

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