Dhaka //

Adviser on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Asif Nazrul said that the Cyber ​​Security Act must be repealed. He gave this information at a discussion meeting at the Judicial Training Institute in the capital on Thursday (October 3) afternoon.

Earlier, in a press release on September 30, the Ministry of Law said that all cases related to ‘speech offence’ (free expression) filed under the Cyber ​​Act in the past will be withdrawn. Also, if anyone is arrested in these cases, he will be released immediately in the legal process.

It is to be noted that a total of 5 thousand 818 cases have been filed in the 8 cyber tribunals of the country till August this year under Information and Communication Technology Act 2006, Digital Security Act 2018 and Cyber ​​Security Act 2023. They are still running.

Besides, currently 1 thousand 340 cases related to ‘Speech Offence’ are ongoing. Among them, 279 cases under Information and Communication Technology Act, 786 under Digital Security Act and 275 under Cyber ​​Security Act are ongoing. Of these, 461 are under investigation by investigating agencies and 879 are under trial by 8 cyber tribunals.

Cases filed due to free expression through digital media have been identified as ‘speech offences’ and fraud through computer hacking or any other digital device as ‘computer offences’.