The New York Times-20080125-Japan- Rules For Interrogations- -Brief-

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Japan: Rules For Interrogations; [Brief]

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The national police, shown to have used coercive practices to secure confessions, some entirely fabricated, issued interrogation guidelines for the first time. One-way mirrors will be placed in interrogation rooms, and officers may not touch, threaten or verbally abuse suspects, keep them in a fixed posture or offer favors in return for expressions of guilt. The police will also be limited to eight-hour sessions, and overnight interrogations, aimed at breaking suspects with exhaustion, are banned.