Posted on 12/01/2018 6:50:28 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Guatemala’s ruling party and allies are preparing a law criminalizing political criticism, with possible prison sentences of between two and five years aiming to prevent political defamation and “social panic.”
The bill was first presented on October 30 by lawmakers Eva Monte, Delia Bac, Karla Martinez, Dolores Beltran y Estuardo Galdamez, from the Citizens’ Alliance, Reformist Movement, and the ruling National Convergence Front (FCN), aiming to punish criticism of politicians, but legislators thought it could be perfected.
Galdamez announced that the initial bill, called “Law of Political Harassment,” would be removed from the agenda and replaced by the “Social Panic Law.”
“We’re looking for a more drastic law. All of those writing on social media behind a mask, a fictional name or a nickname will be prosecuted by the Public Ministry (MP),” declared Galdamez.
In interview with Emisoras Unidas, the lawmaker explained that the new approach of the bill is inspired in the “Financial Panic Law” (2008), which punishes those who participate in “smear campaigns against banking institutions.”
In turn, the proposed bill will prosecute people who “use any means or media, especially digital, and attack the honorability of people without reason,” besides those with the economic power to hire services for the purpose of attacking people on social media and fostering “social panic.”
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Democrats are jealous.
Wow! No one in history ever did that before! (Sarc off)
Sounds like Russia.
Why would you want people from such a country..?
You don’t. And you will rue the day that you get them.
Yep. That’s why they are importing Guatemalans as fast as they can.
Bocephus woulda quit loser ball on his own eventually.
I can see the Dems salivating for a law like this here...
That always works.
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