Cases filed under DSA will continue, law minister tells JS

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said that there is no scope for cancelling the cases filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA).
The law minister came up with the statement while replying to a tabled question from Ganoforum MP Mukabbir Khan, reports UNB.
Repealing the much controversial DSA, the Cyber Security Bill was passed in Parliament on Wednesday.
The proposed law will come into effect following gazette notification and after the signature of the President. According to the Cyber Security Bill, the cases under DSA will continue.
Mukabbir Khan asked to know if the people who have faced various forms of harassment and jail sentence due to misuse of the repealed DSA, or they who are still in prison, will they get compensation?
At the same time, the Ganoforum MP wanted to know how these issues will be resolved.
In response, the law minister said that there is no scope for quashing the cases filed under the Digital Security Act and there is no question of giving compensation in this regard.