By Daniel Nemukuyu The Constitutional Court has removed from the statutes Section 31 (a) (iii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Refo...
By Daniel Nemukuyu
The Constitutional Court has removed from the statutes Section 31 (a) (iii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act), which criminalised publishing false statements undermining the authority of the uniformed forces.
In a judgment by Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba, the section was dismissed as unjustifiable in a democratic society. The court ruled that the law was in breach of freedom of expression as enshrined in the Constitution.
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The Constitutional Court has removed from the statutes Section 31 (a) (iii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act), which criminalised publishing false statements undermining the authority of the uniformed forces.
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