SERAP Warns FG To Reverse Penalty For Hate Speech

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the federal government to reverse the penalty for hate speech fine immediately.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had on Tuesday, reviewed the penalty for hate speech in Nigeria, saying that the penalty for hate speech has increased from N500,000 to N5 million.

Reacting to this development, SERAP in a tweet via its official Twitter handle on described the increase in hate speech fine as ‘unconstitutional and illegal,’ adding that it would further curtail freedom of expression and open the door for law enforcement officials to target critics.

“We’re calling on President Buhari to immediately reverse the unconstitutional and illegal increase in ‘hate speech fine’ from N500,000 to N5m,” SERAP tweeted.

“We’ll fight to challenge this illegality in court to make sure that the fine doesn’t become another tool for repression.

“This fine would further curtail freedom of expression and open the door for law enforcement officials to target critics.

“The fine fails to meet the standards of legality, necessity and proportionality in article 19(3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

“The Buhari government should be removing restrictions on freedom of expression, not imposing heavy fines that risk stifling critical public debate on important issues.

“The leadership of the National Assembly should publicly condemn this restriction on constitutional rights.”

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