Law on Communications Interception During Criminal Investigations

Authors

Yohei Suda

Abstract

Whereas organized crime severely damages the peace and health of society, and increasingly it is extremely difficult to clarify the truth in criminal investigations without intercepting the telephone communications or other telecommunications of criminals in serious crimes committed by conspiracy, such as organized murder and unlawful trade of drugs or firearms, the purpose of this law is to set forth the requirements, procedures, and other matters that are relevant to the invasive action of intercepting telecommunications, as provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Law No. 131, 1948), and are essential for dealing appropriately with such crimes, in such a way as to help ascertain the truth in a criminal investigation without unjustly violating the right to secrecy of communication.

First Page

70

Recommended Citation

Yohei Suda, Translation, Law on Communications Interception During Criminal Investigations, 10 Pac. Rim L & Pol'y J. 70 (2000).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wilj/vol10/iss1/5