The move comes after a series of cases in which suspects jumped bail, the most spectacular of which was former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn’s 2019 escape from Japan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO – The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday approved legal revisions to enable courts to order the use of GPS trackers to prevent international bail jumping, such as former Nissan Motor chairmanUnder the proposed revisions, judges would decide if defendants out on bail should be ordered to wear GPS tracking devices after hearing from defence attorneys and prosecutors.
Unauthorised removal of such devices, as well as entering areas that are off-limits such as airports and harbour facilities, will lead to detention and a sentence of up to a year in jail. The move comes after a series of cases in which individuals have escaped while on bail, including Ghosn, who stunned Japan when he smuggled himself out of the country before his trial by stowing away in a musical instrument case sent to Lebanon in 2019.
“It is extremely difficult to ensure that a person will appear before court once they have fled abroad,” Justice Minister Ken Saito told reporters on Friday. “This is the first time Japan has put forward a legal framework for enabling the use of GPS for tracking defendants, and it is important not to allow the system to become muddled,” he added.The use of GPS devices will begin within five years from the promulgation of the law. XINHUA
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