Officially decided on the policy that "the 18- and 19-year-olds are subject to the Juvenile Law" 20:17, July 30
The working team of the ruling party, who was considering whether to reduce the target age under the juvenile law to less than 18 years according to the reduction of the adult age, said, "The juvenile law applies to 18 and 19 years old" etc. The policy has been officially decided on the 30th.
Regarding whether to reduce the target age of protection under the juvenile law to under 18, the working teams established by the LDP and Komeito parties put together a policy to keep the current age under 20, and on the 29th, both parties We held a meeting and accepted this policy.
In response, the working team formally decided the policy at a meeting held on the 30th.
Among them, 18-year-old and 19-year-old said that they are still in the process of growth and that educational treatment is necessary and effective to prevent rehabilitation and recidivism. There are special rules regarding handling."
As a general rule, the family court will extend the scope of cases sent back to the public prosecutor to crimes for which the minimum sentence for imprisonment or imprisonment is one year or more.
Former Minister of Justice Kamikawa, chairing the session, told reporters, "We will continue to be accountable to the public to understand the content of this event."
Based on this policy, the Ministry of Justice will proceed with discussions at the Legislative Council and aim to submit a revised bill of the Juvenile Law to the ordinary Diet session next year.