Lawyers, activist call for tough cyberbullying laws

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Criminal lawyer R Sivahnanthan and activist Lee Lam Thye suggest jail terms in the wake of the death of social media influencer A Rajeswary.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/23/lawyers-activist-call-for-tough-cyberbullying-laws/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/07/23/rampas-peranti-kenakan-penjara-untuk-ajar-pembuli-siber/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Cyberbully #AntiBullyingLaw

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00:00Lawyers and activists are urging the government to implement stricter laws against cyberbullying

00:07following the death of TikTok influencer A Rajeswari, also known as Aisha.

00:13Criminal lawyer R Sivananded said the absence of specific legislation makes cyberbullying

00:18seem like a minor offense. He suggested imposing a minimum jail sentence of six months to one

00:24year for cyberbullying to deter people from committing such acts.

00:29Alliance for a Safe Community chairman Lee Lam Tai also backed imposing imprisonment

00:34on offenders to send a strong message, saying a small fine is unlikely to be a deterrent

00:39to errant netizens.

00:41Meanwhile, lawyer Wan Azliana Wan Adnan said Malaysia can look to several countries for

00:47guidance on how best to frame the proposed new law.

00:51She said the US, UK, Japan and Australia all have specific acts on cyberbullying, while

00:57in Canada, the punishment for cyberbullying is having your devices taken away and jail

01:01time.

01:03Alternatively, Azliana said the government could enact an umbrella law to cover all forms

01:08of bullying, including cyberbullying.

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