Desk Report
Publish: 22 May 2022, 10:01 am
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haq || Photo: Collected
Law
Minister Anisul Huq has said that with the development of technology cyber crimes have also arisen across the country. To deal with these, the government enacted
the Digital Security Act (DSA).
The
minister made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at an exchange
meeting with GPs (Government Pleaders) and PPs (Public Prosecutors) at the
Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital on Saturday.
Law and
Justice Secretary Golam Sarwar presided over the meeting.
"Father
of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has mentioned the freedom of
the press in the constitution, which is not in the constitution of many
democratic countries. Bangabandhu has added it as a fundamental right in the
constitution and his daughter will not pass any law that would impede freedom
of speech or the media," the minister added.
“It is
true that there were some misuses of the Digital Security Act," he said,
adding that earlier it was seen that a journalist would be arrested as soon as
there was a case under the Digital Security Act in the police station.
"I
also spoke over the issue that no one should be arrested immediately after
filing the case. If the court thinks it is a heinous crime, then such action
will be taken," he added.
The
minister said people will lose confidence in the judiciary if they do not get
justice in time.
"So
we have to minimize the time to solve any case. There is no need for so much
time. We have taken steps to increase the number of courts and judges too,” he
said.
The Law
of Evidence is being updated. Section 155 (4) of this Act is being repealed.
Initiatives have been taken to amend NI Act, 1881. Emphasis has also been
placed on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
He said
many compromising cases have been pending in the civil courts for a long time.
If these cases are settled in the ADR system, the backlog of cases will
decrease._UNB
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