Criminal punishment for refusal of hospitalization, deletion policy Liberal Democratic Party revised to administrative punishment

　On the 28th, the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP) decided to remove all the criminal punishment provisions included in the government 's bill regarding the amendment of the Infectious Diseases Control Law for the new coronavirus infection . Hiroshi Moriyama, the Liberal Democratic Party 's chairman of the Diet, met with Jun Azumi, the chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party , in the Diet on the morning of the same day to convey this policy.

　The infectious disease law amendment bill decided by the Suga Cabinet on the 22nd includes criminal punishment of "up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine of up to 1 million yen" if you refuse to be hospitalized or escape from the hospital. I was out.

　With respect to this provision, the opposition is " imprisonment is unacceptable to provide up to" ( Constitutional Democratic Party of Yukio Edano opposed as such representative). The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party will adjust the content in the amendment talks from the 26th. The Liberal Democratic Party first began to consider removing imprisonment. Opposition parties have urged further revisions, including requesting a review of the introduction of criminal penalties, including fines.

　After the meeting, Mr. Moriyama explained to reporters, "Experts were cautious about criminal punishment. In consultation with the government, we decided to use administrative punishment instead of criminal punishment." Instead of a criminal fine, the policy is to change it to an administrative fine and reduce the amount.

Source: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP1X3T6LP1XUTFK003.html