Amplifier act: Commentator in Islamabad lands in lockup
The Amplifier Act disallows the use of loudspeakers in a manner that may disturb the peace of the neighbourhood
The Amplifier Act disallows the use of loudspeakers in a manner that may disturb the peace of the neighbourhood. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Although mostly used to control hate speech, the police used Amplifier Act to mute a commentator of a cricket match. The Amplifier Act disallows the use of loudspeakers in a manner that may disturb the peace of the neighbourhood. And a night match going on in the F-6 locality featured live commentary on an amplifier. Acting on a citizen’s anonymous complaint, a squad of Kohsar police swooped down on the cricket ground and hauled away commentator Waqas Sakhawat and confiscated the sound system too.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2017.
Although mostly used to control hate speech, the police used Amplifier Act to mute a commentator of a cricket match. The Amplifier Act disallows the use of loudspeakers in a manner that may disturb the peace of the neighbourhood. And a night match going on in the F-6 locality featured live commentary on an amplifier. Acting on a citizen’s anonymous complaint, a squad of Kohsar police swooped down on the cricket ground and hauled away commentator Waqas Sakhawat and confiscated the sound system too.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2017.