Balancing Act
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
State secrets must be secured by a law. But the important thing is that the freedom to obtain information must not be undercut.
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FROM the democratic angle, the freedom to know all aspects of state matters is the right of every citizen. From the state security angle, there are many items that need to be kept secret. An appropriate balance must be sought to guarantee the freedom to obtain information and the need to protect state secrets. This is a problem that needs to be resolved in drafting a law on state secrecy.
The existence of a state and its continuity are two
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