Must Read Gatwe botswana has crafted draft legislation to control the use of cyberspace, especially social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Dubbed the ‘Electronic Records Evidence Bill’, the draft bill has already been published in the government gazette and is planned to be presented in parliament. And according to the bill, individuals insulted or defamed on social media, will be allowed to present electronic records from cyberspace as evidence to courts. Once passed, offenders risk a P10,000 fine, five years in prison or both under the proposed Electronic Records Evidence Act to compliment the country’s ‘Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act’. - your take?
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:11:25 +0000
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