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Only 14 cyber crime convictions in five years
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 08:00:32 +0000 (UTC)
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2255771/only-14-cyber-crime-convictions-in-five-years By Rizwan Shehzad The Express Tribune July 20, 2020ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior’s revelation before the National Assembly that the cybercrime cases were on the rise and the authorities concerned could manage to convict only 14 accused in the last five years evidently depicts that justice moves at a snail’s pace in Pakistan.
Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmad Shah informed the lawmakers during the July 16 session of the assembly that a total of 1,325 cases were registered until January 31, 2020, after the enactment of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
Before the enactment of PECA, the interior minister stated in his written reply submitted during the Question Hour session that a total of 1,103 cases were reported with the National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes (NR3C) from year 2007, adding that complete charge sheets (challan) were submitted in 546 cases, interim charge sheet in 435 cases, while 344 cases were still under investigation.
“The total cases convicted under PECA, 2016 is 14,” the reply stated. [...]
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