Controversial bill

Published: 14 August 1999 y., Saturday
Lawmakers in Japan_s upper house of parliament have approved a controversial bill that gives police the power to intercept communications from telephone calls to Internet e-mail as part of their investigations into organized crime.With 241 lawmakers voting, the bill passed 142 to 99. The vote brought to an end a session that had begin at 8pm Wednesday evening and continued through the night and morning as opposition parties had employed a range of delaying tactics in the hope of getting the bill thrown out for lack of time.
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