近150名日本学者向议员请愿，反对一项将损毁国旗定为犯罪的法案，理由是该法案威胁到了言论自由。
周四，148名法律专家向立法者提交了一份声明，对该法案可能抑制政治言论自由表示强烈担忧。
该法案规定，任何以引起他人严重不适或反感的方式公开损毁、移除或污损国旗的人，将面临最高两年的监禁或最高20万日元的罚款。该法案已于上周在众议院获得通过，可能会在本月晚些时候在参议院获得通过。
立命馆大学法学教授松宫孝明在新闻发布会上对记者表示，日本曾有发动侵略战争的历史，一些人对国旗持负面看法。他认为该法案也可能被用作仇恨的工具。
多个反对党也对该立法提出质疑，称其违反了宪法赋予的言论自由权利。
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