The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has dragged the federal government and state governments to ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over “the frequent and repressive application of the Cybercrime Act to harass, intimidate, arbitrarily arrest, detain, and unfairly prosecute anyone found publishing views or facts perceived to be critical of the government at the federal and state levels and government officials.
The suit read in part: “The idea of a democracy is that the people are encouraged to express their criticisms, even their wrong-headed criticisms, of elected government officials, in the expectation that this process will improve the process of government. In circumstances of public debate concerning public figures in the political domain and public institutions, the value placed by legal principles and jurisprudence upon uninhibited expression is particularly high.
“Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act which provides for the offence of cyberstalking has been severally used and applied by the Defendant and its agents and several state governments across the country in molesting, intimidating, harassing and witch-hunting anyone found publishing views or facts deemed critical of government and/or government officials.”
“Stories published online have been deemed ‘offensive’, ‘obstructive’, ‘insulting’ or ‘annoying’ with actionable consequence under section 24 of the Act even when the stories are true, correct and factual. Some stories published through traditional media outlets that were never sanctioned by the government have been sanctioned by the same government upon being republished through online platforms.
SERAP is always forming for mass media
MBuhari don't give a damn about ECOWAS court, if he does he would have released Dasuki and Elzakzaky, SERAPNigeria should consider IntlCrimCourt and UNHumanRights .
SERAP forming activity without productivity.
SERAP OR MR KENNETH OKWONKO OF PDP IN SERAP DISGUISE
Hypocrites!
Take it to ICC and UN and not ECOWAS.
Loool very funny.. Now let me ask. How many of these countries that make up ecowas is freedom of press really practiced Most african leaders are as corrupt, Nepotic, press frightened and vision starved.
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