Sun News Desk: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque said the 'misuse and abuse' of the Digital Security Act has reduced a lot as a result of taking effective steps by the government. He said that the government is trying and will stop the 'misuse and abuse' of this law. It will also be seen that the administration does not 'overreact' in the implementation of this law.
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He made the remarks at a round table meeting on 'Digital Security Act Debate' organized by Editors Guild Bangladesh at Banani's Dhaka Art Gallery on Saturday
The Law Minister said that the Digital Security Act was not meant to take away the freedom of speech or the freedom of the press. This is done in public interest. If anyone thinks that this law is targeting journalists, it is not.
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Anisul Haque said, "We are still talking about good practices." At the same time, you may say, the discussion is being done but the law is being misused. I have sat with the Home Minister about this, we have agreed that journalists will not be arrested before filing a case under this Act, and whoever files a case will not be accepted as a case.
The minister said non-bailable does not mean that the accused will never get bail. Non-bailable money cannot release the accused from police. The court will consider whether to grant him bail or not. What needs to be done to remove your fear of this law, we will sit with you.
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Anisul Haque said that there will be further discussion on the Data Protection Act. Then the standard laws for data protection around the world will be enacted. He assured that this law will not be done to control anyone's data. This will only be done for data protection.
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