JAIS internet censorship block order documents to MCMC

JAIS in the period before 2019, had asked MCMC to block certain web pages using shariah law

Requesting documents or letters from JAIS to MCMC for ordering censorship on web pages citing Selangor shariah laws.  

Example of censorship under Selangor shariah laws in the years 2018 and before:

Khilafah.net under Section 16 Enactment of Syariah Offences Selangor 1995

Further explanation on use of Islamic law on internet censorship: https://sinarproject.org/digital-rights/updates/laws-cited-for-internet-censorship-in-malaysia

Timeline

  • Date of request: 8 March 2022
  • Date of appeal: 22 March 2022
shariah law internet censorship
08/03/2022
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