[kictanet] Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp

[Kipkemoi Kiptum]

Hi,

On Sep 24, 2016 09:35, "Alex Watila via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> I think if someone insults you, you sue for liable because you have to
prove to the courts that what was said was not true.
>

In his defense, his lawyer (as president) is his Attorney General. Not sure
if this advances or confuses the discussion.

Kip

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> Regards,
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> Alex
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yahoo.co.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via
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> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting
president on WhatsApp
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> Question: Is insulting a cybercrime per se?
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> As a mwanainchi why cant I arrest a person for insulting me on WhatsApp?
(Let along Facebook or Twitter) ??
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> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 6:54 PM, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> It shouldn't matter if he insulted or criticised. It's laws like this
that are used to shut down legitimate criticism. Studies have shown just
the threat of censure/arrest has wide effects outside the person being
censured/arrested.
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>> Bringing this back to a local context, isn't the law that got Wadi
arrested still on the books?
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>> On 23 September 2016 at 17:16, Mildred Achoch via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>> The nature of the insult was not indicated in the article. I'm just
wondering whether the lecturer insulted or criticized. There is a
difference between the two...or is there?
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>>> Regards,
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>>> Mildred Achoch.
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>>> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>>>> A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John
Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday,
bringing the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to
10.
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>>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0
>>>>
>>>> Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp
>>>>
>>>> www.reuters.com
>>>>
>>>> A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John
Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday,
bringing the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to
10.
>>>>
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