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Record entire interrogations

The National Police Agency has decided to partially videotape interrogations of suspects. The procedure will first be introduced at the Metropolitan Police Department this summer, and subsequently at police headquarters in Osaka and other large... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Apr 24 2008

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