No, they weren't. The government provided my with bodies donated to science, but that ended up not meeting the requirements for said science. John Does and criminals were not in the list unless they had a document saying they wanted so to happen. [ that IS what he eats now, though. And Maurtia Falls is one of Kaneki's best hunting grounds exactly for that reason. Which is illegal, thus he isn't going to admit to it, specially to an ambassador. ]

The government has never done anything against me, exactly. But the arrangement we had wasn't truly an arrangement; I was forced to be under their registration system - which they claim to be optional - if I didn't want to starve. And food is a person's basic need, and in a way, they were using it in order to keep me registered. [ of course he means if he wishes to be a good person and NOT do illegal stuff. Which he is doing, and could send him to jail - for eating. ] In the future, that could be used to do something against me, to force me to do something. [ which people have done, back in Sasaneki's world. He is VERY familiar with being on a leash ]

So I decided to take the option they claim it exists. Of course that means I'm probably doing illegal things, and they know that. Which they can use to lock me up, if they ever get any proof. [ hence why this matter has to be resolved. He needs the government to allow him to get food legally without forcing registration on him. ]