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Tokyo, Japan, Jul 13, 2012 \/ 04:08 pm (CNA<\/a>).- The Japanese bishops' conference sent a letter of protest to the government after police entered a Catholic church without notice or warrant to arrest a Filipino layman for not carrying a passport. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\tAccording to L\u2019Osservatore Romano, the July 2 letter \u2013 sent to the president of the National Public Safety Commission, Jin Matsubara \u2013 argues that police violated religious freedom rights.<\/p>\n

\tThe bishops expressed outrage over the actions of six or seven officers who entered a church in the Diocese of Yokohama on May 27, the Solemnity of Pentecost.<\/p>\n

\tUCAnews reported that police arrested a Filipino man who had overstayed his visa in Japan.<\/p>\n

\tChurch pastor Father Takashi Motoyanagi said police had no right to enter the property without a warrant or advanced notice. Witnesses also said the tactics they used during the arrest were excessive.<\/p>\n

\tThe bishops' letter \u2013 delivered to government officials by conference president Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga \u2013\u00a0 called for the police not to interfere in Church activities, illegally enter Church grounds and to refrain from conducting investigations against those visiting churches or near church grounds.<\/p>\n

\tMatsubara said the commission has not decided yet how to respond to the ordeal. \u201cI think the action violated common sense,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will ensure that there is no repeat of such an incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tOn June 5, Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura of Yokohama sent a message to police chief in Kawasaki expressing surprise and concern over the actions of the police officers.<\/p>\n

\tWithout an order from the court, he said, these actions go against the exercise of religious freedom and represent a threat to society.<\/p>\n

\tThe unanimous decision of the Japanese bishops to send the letter of protest to the government came during their annual meeting June 19-22.<\/p>\n

\tJapan\u2019s population of 127 million includes some 500,000 Catholics.<\/p>\n

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