Group urges govt to stop using criminal proceedings against Covid-19 misinformation


PETALING JAYA: A civil society group has called on the government to stop using criminal proceedings in the bid to stop misinformation on the Covid-19 disease.

Article 19 said the government's reliance on Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act and Section 505 of the Penal Code to combat misinformation about the coronavirus was very worrying.

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