Hostage justice
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Hitojichi shihō (Japanese: 人質司法, "hostage justice") is a Japanese-language phrase used in criticizing the Japanese judiciary. It refers to the period during which a defendant is held while denying an accusation, which is long compared with cases in which a defendant does not deny an accusation in Japanese criminal action procedure.
Le Figaro described critics calling Carlos Ghosn's 2018 arrest and charges hitojichi shihō.[1] CNN quoted Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University's Japan campus, stating "That system of hostage justice, I think, does not bear scrutiny."[2]
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Further reading
- Adams, Brad (2019-01-10). "Japan's Hostage Justice System". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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