While passing through the House of Councilors for an oral questions session, the Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi took advantage of the platform to denounce, once again, “exceedings” and “extreme populism” on social networks.
The future criminal law will repress all those who violate the privacy of Moroccans on these platforms, under the pretext of freedom of expression, the minister promised, encouraging the victims of his attacks to go to court.
Mr. Ouahbi seems not to understand the silence of certain victims who refuse to initiate proceedings against the perpetrators of these offenses. Should we point out that the minister has been trying, for some time, to set an example by suing a YouTuber for slander and defamatory comments.
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“It is not acceptable that anyone can say whatever comes to mind while hiding behind freedom of expression,” protested the minister, who takes care to establish a distinction between the journalist of profession and influencer.
And to continue: “We will take action against anyone who harms the dignity and freedom of others because the protection of human rights requires proper application of the laws in favor of all citizens, without exclusive”.
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Two weeks ago, Arab justice ministers, meeting in Cairo, complained, in unison, about the proliferation of digital blackmail and the misuse of platforms to harm others. The drift of social networks is clearly taking on a pandemic dimension.
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