◇ The focus of Komeito's response
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the LDP's Board of Governors' Meeting on May 5, said at a regular Diet session convened on July 20, concerning the revision bill to organically crime penalties that newly established "crimes against organized crime such as terrorism" that narrows down the requirement for establishing "conspiracy crime" The motivation to aim for submission and establishment of it was shown. However, Komeito is concerned about the lack of understanding of the people and has shown a careful attitude until now. In the case of submitting a bill, there is a high possibility that Komeito will take deliberation before the current city summit that he places importance on, and the focus of the party's response will be the focus.
Collusion crime that calls for crime even in the preparatory stage of crime is required for ratification of 'International Organized Crime Prevention Convention' signed in 2000 by Japan, and the Government aims to be established with the 20 year Tokyo Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in mind. A related bill was submitted to the Diet three times in the past, but in addition to the opposition party's fierce opposition, it became obsolete without the public's understanding. In this bill, we would like to obtain strict requirements and understanding by limiting the scope of application to "organized crime group"
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Kannoe Wei said at a news conference Thursday, "Because there were various opinions at the National Assembly, we are considering the final considering such things."
The government considered submitting it in extraordinary Diet session last autumn, but he sent off with a fair public opinion. The Prime Minister touched the name of the bill at the Party Board of Directors on May 5, but at the subsequent government ruling Liaison Committee it was suppressed that Komei executives had "big bills" before. The party chairman Oguchi Yoshinoku told reporters, "I will get an explanation from now and my attitude has not been decided yet."
