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.
Regards,
Alex
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awatila =yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke ] On Behalf Of Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 8:39 AM
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Cc: Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <ultimateprogramer@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp
Question: Is insulting a cybercrime per se?
As a mwanainchi why cant I arrest a person for insulting me on WhatsApp? (Let along Facebook or Twitter) ??
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 6:54 PM, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
> wrote: 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.
Bringing this back to a local context, isn't the law that got Wadi arrested still on the books?
On 23 September 2016 at 17:16, Mildred Achoch via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
> wrote: 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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On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
> wrote: 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.
http://www.reuters.com/
article/us-tanzania-president- idUSKCN11T14C?il=0