Hi Ajay,
On 01/21/2016 01:30 AM, Ajay R Ramjatan wrote:
>
> To the best of my knowledge, blasphemy is not a crime in Mauritius. I
> have not read the acqual communique but I am hoping the Ministry of ICT
> was looking for a different word than blasphemy to convey its message.
>
In my opinion, ICTA will treat them as harmful. The current mention of
"harmful" under Section 18(1)(m) of the ICT Act 2001 may lead to
different interpretations & can debated. I believe ICTA is trying to
document "blasphemy" as "harmful" and the law shall enact.
> If the Ministry of ICT considers blasphemy to be harmful and needs to be
> censored, it is sending a chilling message to myself and other citizens
> who like me don't have reasons to believe in the existence of god and
> deities and who like to openly express their opinion about their lack of
> belief, something which is constitutionally protected.
>
Yes. I agree.
Regards,
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Received on Thu Jan 21 2016 - 00:31:20 PST