Japan informed int'l body of terrorism conspiracy law plan
TOKYO. January 19. KAZINFORM Japan informed an international body last summer of its intention to enact antiterrorism legislation to punish those with even minor involvement in criminal plots, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.
Last summer Japan told the Financial Action Task Force, which develops and promotes policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, that it would speed up efforts to develop legislation against terrorism, according to a government source. In December 2000, Japan signed a U.N. treaty aimed at fighting international organized crime. However bills aimed at punishing not just those who commit crimes, but those who take part only in plotting them, have since been defeated in parliament, Kyodo reports.