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Pakistan’s New Cybercrime Law
February 24 , 2022
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- Pakistani authorities announced a new law that will help them in combating false news on social media.
- The law raised the maximum sentence for defamation of people or institutions from three to five years in prison and restricts suspected offenders’ access to bail.
- Spreading false news will be classified as a nonbailable offense punishable by up to six months in prison.
- The Pakistan Human Rights Commission (HRCP) has described the new law to be undemocratic.
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