
A group of 148 scholars in Japan issued a statement opposing a bill that would criminalize damaging the national flag, citing concerns over freedom of expression.
国会議事堂と日本国旗、東京都千代田区参院で実質審議入りした国旗損壊処罰法案について、刑事法学者ら148人が9日、「表現の自由が制限される」として反対する声明を発表した。 A total of 148 people, including criminal law scholars, in Japan issued a statement Thursday opposing a bill that would criminalize the act of damaging the Japanese national flag.
Organizations: 国会議事堂, 東京都千代田区
Places: 日本
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