The government on Friday approved legislation mandating the compulsory use of GPS devices to prevent certain defendants from fleeing overseas while on bail, as in the case of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
The government aims to pass the legislation to revise the Criminal Procedure Code during the current Diet session.
The revision -- which was green-lighted during a Cabinet meeting -- will grant courts the power to order that a defendant wear a GPS device in cases where bail is granted but where there are concerns that the suspect may attempt to leave the country.
