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黙認する: Giving Tacit Permission
Even if explicit permission is not granted, a person or an institution with authority may still decide to "turn a blind eye" to a particular or activity. In Japanese, mokunin suru 黙認するdescribes the act of giving tacit permission.
In April 2003, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the government of Pakistan had allegedly been turning a blind eye to institutions within the country that were providing assistance to the remnants of the Taliban regime fighting in Afghanistan:
イラク戦争の陰で、アフガニスタンにおけるタリバン残党によるゲリラ戦が活発化している。アフガンのカルザイ政権は、背景に、パキスタン政府がイスラム原理主義政党や軍情報機関によるタリバン支援を黙認していることがある、と見て反発を強めている。
Iraku sensoo no kage de, Afuganisutan ni okeru Tariban zantoo ni yoru gerira-sen ga kappatsu-ka shite iru. Afuganisutan no Karuzai seiken wa hiakei ni, Pakisutan seiken ga Isuramu genri-shugi seitoo ya gun-joohoo-kikan ni yoru Tariban shien o mokunin shite iru koto ga aru, to mite hanpatsu o tsuyomete iru.
Translation:
"In the shadow cast by the Iraq war, the guerilla war in Afghanistan with remnants of the Taliban has become more intense. The Kharzai administration has reacted angrily to instances in which the Pakistani government has turned a blind eye to aid being provided to the Taliban through Islamic fundamentalist parties and military information organizations."