Govt won’t allow misuse of Digital Security Act: Anisul

Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday the government will not allow misuse of Digital Security Act, reports BSS.

He also said government will take necessary steps to ensure its proper use.

"I would like to say clearly that the Digital Security Act has not been formulated to impede freedom of speech, opinion or freedom of press. It has been formulated only to tackle cyber crimes," he said while talking to newsmen after coming out of his meeting with a delegation of European Union (EU) at his Gulshan residence in the afternoon.

The 11-member delegation headed by EU Ambassador in Bangladesh Rensje Teerink and the US and Canadian envoys in Dhaka were also present at the meeting.

"The foreign envoys have expressed little concern about Digital Security Act and they had mainly come to Bangladesh to apprise me about that. We mainly discussed the section 43 of the act and I gave them a patience hearing and assured them that I will discuss with the government about their concern," Anisul Huq added.

The law minister said he will further scrutinise the section, about which a section of the stakeholders are raising their objection.