The Digital Security Act must be repealed. This law will be repealed. Commented by the legal advisor. Asif Nazrul He said, right now, there will be a discussion whether the law will be completely repealed or the cases related to ‘speech offences’ will be abolished. He said this at a discussion meeting in the capital on Thursday (October 3).
The legal advisor said, the purpose of the new law will be to provide cyber protection. Moreover, taking into account the vulnerability of women and children, special security arrangements will be made for them and protection of citizens. At this time, the issues related to artificial intelligence will also be included in the law, he said.
Asif Nazrul said that initiatives have been taken to withdraw the Cyber Security Act or previous cases. However, the government cannot withdraw all the cases at will. Even if someone is convicted in a false case, he has to go through a process to be released. He also commented that the country will be freed from all kinds of black laws at this time.
Incidentally, Cyber Security Act 2023 was enacted by changing some sections of Digital Security Act 2018. It gives the police the power to search and arrest without a warrant. Moreover, law enforcement agencies are empowered to take steps to remove various data from digital media. In some cases the sentence is reduced. The earlier Act had 14 non-bailable sections. The new law reduces that to four. Section 57 of the earlier Act was the most ‘controversial’.
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