Berufungsgericht kippt Abschnitte des Cyberkriminalitätsgesetzes zum Schutz der freien Meinungsäußerung

Kenias Berufungsgericht hat entschieden, dass bestimmte Abschnitte des Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act von 2018 verfassungswidrig sind. Die Entscheidung erging in einem Verfahren der Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). Diese Bestimmungen wurden von der Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) genutzt, um Kritiker und Blogger festzunehmen, die beschuldigt wurden, falsche Informationen zu verbreiten.

Das Berufungsgericht verkündete am Freitag, den 5. März, sein Urteil in einem von BAKE gegen mehrere Bestimmungen des Gesetzes eingeleiteten Verfahren. Der Verband argumentierte, dass die Abschnitte zu umfassend gefasst seien und Journalisten, Blogger sowie normale Nutzer sozialer Medien bei Online-Kommunikation treffen könnten. Ascending newlines preserved? No, in input it's

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