WHUT Newsline October 25, 2013
Launch a National Security council to oversee foreign and security policies. The bill will enable heads of government officers such as ministers to designate information related to National Security. It would only be handled by certain officials. Public officials who leak such information could face a sentence of 10 years. It supports a need for freedom of the press. Journalists would not be penalized for their activities unless they violated the law or used methods deemed extremely improper. The government hopes to pass the bill in the current diet session. A Chinese High Court has upheld a l...