August 14, 2012
Stand Up for Fundamental Freedoms
by Malaysiakini.com
Earlier this year, Parliament passed an legislative addition to a Evidence Act 1950, radically becoming different how Internet users or service providers can be theme to authorised or rapist action.
In a nutshell, authorised experts hold which a legislative addition to Section 114A will mean which anyone, together with a government, can initiate authorised or rapist movement opposite social network users, website owners, mobile device owners or WiFi network service providers over calm posted by alternative individuals.
In alternative words, if defamatory comments have been posted upon a blog, a blog owners is likely to be sued or charged with rapist defamation.
Malaysiakini believes which this sustenance is unfair as well as simply theme to abuse.
"The shift is a mockery to a element of 'innocent until proven guilty'. We hold which a supervision is regulating this subtle shift to eat away freedom of speech online.
"Malaysiakini calls upon all Internet users to stand opposite a amendment," pronounced Chief Executive Officer Premesh Chandran.
Malaysiakini is participating in Centre of Independent Journalism's Internet Blackout Day browser pop-up debate to prominence this unfair law to a readers as well as a public.
On Saturday, Deputy Higher Education Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has vowed to rally BN parliamentarians opposite a legislative addition to send a "loud as well as clear" summary to their leaders.
For further details, visit a official c ampaign website.
FAQ upon a 114A
Is this a brand new law?
No, it's an legislative addition done progressing this year to a Evidence Act. Previously, when someone was charged with sedition for a blog post, a open prosecutor had to infer which Mr/Ms X essentially wrote a offending post upon his/her blog. Now, if Mr/Ms X claims which he/she did not upload a post, he/she has to infer it.
It's misleading how a single would infer which a single did not put up a offending posting. Even if we say which someone has hacked a site as well as put up a errant posting, there is no way to infer it.
The same applies for WiFi networks. If someone in your residence uses your WiFi which is registered underneath your name to make a post, we will be charged unless we can infer which someone else in your residence did it.
Does it start website owners as well as blogs, too?
Yes, website owners now turn responsible for all comments done upon a site.
But isn't it good? We shouldn't be condoning insult as well as slander online.
Malaysiakini does not condone insult as well as slander online. Take a open forum as an analogy. If someone pronounced something defamatory during Debatkini, should Malaysiakini be hold accountable, or should a chairman who creates such a matter be hold to account?
It should be a chairman who creates a criticism who should be hold liable, not a site owner.
What will be a impact of a amendment?
All websites, WiFi hotspots as well as homes as well as offices will have to stop people from regulating a Internet to post comments. People will be some-more afraid of vocalization up. If a number of people vocalization up online reduces, it's easier to charge as well as prison a rest.
Those supporting a trance campaign
At a time of ! posting this message, 57 websites in Malaysia together with a headlines portals, commercial sites, NGO sites as well as distinguished blogs have been participating in a campaign.
News sites
- Free Malaysia Today
- Malaysiakini
- Digital News Asia
- The Nut Graph
- Harakah Daily
- Keadilan Daily
- BFM Radio
- Mobile World
- Tranungkite
- MalaysianWireless
- NegaraKita
Bloggers as well as open figures
- Marina Mahathir
- Lim Kit Siang
- Tukar Tiub
- Uppercaise
- Nat Tan
- Niki Cheong
- myAsylum
- Anil Netto
- juanajaafar
- NTGravity Zone
- Sarawak Bloggers
- Sivin Kit
- Fahmi Fadzil
- Cyril Dason
- 2dayblogger
- Kaki Sakat
- Lucia Lai
- Din Merican
Commercial as well as entrepreneurship sites
- lelong.com.my
- entrepreneurs.my
- nexusmediaworks
- MOL
- MudahAlih.my
Online resources as well as village sites
- cari.com.my
- anixekai.com
- LoyarBurok
- mobile88
- jbtalks
- edu.joshuatly.com
- Xela City
Civil societies/NGO/associations sites
- Malaysian Bar Council
- Kajian Politik untuk Perubahan (KPRU)
- Aliran
- Research for Social Advancement, Relevant Facts, Sparkling Analysis (REFSA)
- Sinar Project
- Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram)
- SEACeM
- Tindak Malaysia
- Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF)
- Lawyers for Liberty
- Perak Women for Women
- Empower
- Women's Centre For Change
- All Women's Action Society (Awam)
- Sisters in Islam ! (SIS)
- Women's Aid Organisation (WAO)
- Voice of a Children
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