{"id":2274,"date":"2018-10-08T20:05:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaheennews.com\/shahennews.com\/eng\/2018\/10\/08\/legal-panel-discusses-amended-cyber-crimes-bill\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T20:05:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T20:05:13","slug":"legal-panel-discusses-amended-cyber-crimes-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/archives\/2274\/legal-panel-discusses-amended-cyber-crimes-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal panel discusses amended cyber crimes bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2273\" src=\"http:\/\/shaheennews.com\/shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1539005829473.jpg\" alt=\"\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0646 \u0646\u064a\u0648\u0632\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" width=\"554\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Shaheennews &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">The Lower House&#8217;s Legal Committee on Monday began discussion of the 2018 amended cyber crimes bill in a session chaired by MP Hussein Qaisi and attended by Justice Minister Awad Abu Jarad, Human Rights General Commissioner, Mousa Braizat, and Jordan Press Association (JPA) President Rakan Saideh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">During the meeting, Qaisi said that the committee stands for media freedom and the individuals&#8217; right to privacy and curbing hate speech, stressing that penalties are not the best solution in such matters and that the panel is concerned with easing the public&#8217;s worries and clearing up any misunderstandings surrounding the draft law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Constitutional rights and freedom of speech are protected under the Constitution, he said, adding that the cyber crimes law does not seek to &#8220;gag mouths&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">The justice minister said that the bill comes in the light of the rapid technological developments in communication, which resulted in the &#8220;misuse&#8221; of such means in a way that affects the nation&#8217;s unity, pointing toward online scams, blackmail, and the spread of hate speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Braizat stressed the importance of media freedom as the Fourth Estate, and highlighted its role in combating corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Saaideh stated that the bill is &#8220;unnecessary&#8221; because cyber crimes fall under the Press and Publications and Penalties laws.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Shaheennews &#8211;&nbsp; The Lower House&#8217;s Legal Committee on Monday began discussion of the 2018 amended cyber crimes bill in a session chaired by MP Hussein Qaisi and attended by Justice Minister Awad Abu Jarad, Human Rights General Commissioner, Mousa Braizat, and Jordan Press Association (JPA) President Rakan Saideh. 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