Friday, December 12, 2014

Abe defends Japan’s secrets law that could jail whistleblowers for 10 years

The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said the law would be applied only to intelligence leaks that threatened national security, diplomacy, public safety and anti-terrorism measures.

Abe has said that the law would not criminalise journalism. “If the law prevents films from being made, or weakens freedom of the press, I’ll resign,” he said .... http://pocketsandshasha.blogspot.co.uk