INTERNATIONAL Senior Lawyers Project chairperson Professor Richard Winfield says there is need for Zambia to repeal the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act because it is toxic. Speaking during a virtual webinar on media law in Zambia last week Wednesday, Prof Winfield said the provisions in the said Act were far from any democratic tenets. “Today, I will offer you what I believe is a very practical focus guide on how to litigate and defeat the online criminal defamation cases brought by politicians. I hope to encourage you to defend journalists and bloggers who face prison because they posted criticism of a politician on the internet. First, many Parliaments have enacted laws that say if you defame someone online, you...

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