
The lawyer argued that the law could be used for political victimisation and to curb freedom of expression.
He said the law was almost identical to the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, with a section on cyber-terrorism.
“Two parallel laws cannot be enforced,” he said.
The lawyer also questioned Section 18 of the Cyber Crime Act, saying it gave unbridled powers to the Federal Investigation Agency to access data from mobile phones and computers of citizens without prior investigation. He asked the court to strike down the Cybercrime Act 2016 for being in conflict with fundamental rights of citizens.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2016.
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