British police arrest 4 people daily for sending messages in cyberspace

According to RCO News Agency, British police arrest more than 5 people daily on charges of sending offensive messages on social media and other communication platforms.

According to the Times, British police data show that in the year 9, more than 6,000 people were arrested for sending messages that have caused “harassment”, “harassment” or “anxiety” to others. These messages have been posted online, telephone or post.

These arrests are carried out in accordance with Article 2 of the Law on Communications of the Year and Article 2 of the Mullah Communications Act of the Year. According to these rules, sending “highly offensive” messages is a “immoral, pornographic or threatening” content through electronic communication networks.

Last year, police have been detained from 2 different areas, which is equivalent to 2 detention daily; A 5 % increase over the pre -Corona epidemic. This has led to protests by civil liberties. They believe that the police are overly interfering in cyberspace and applying vague communication rules to suppress freedom of expression.

Despite the rise of arrests, the statistics of convictions have declined. According to the British Ministry of Justice’s data, only 5 sentenced to these offenses were recorded in year 2, which is almost halved compared to 2 years.

The main reason for the decline in verdicts is the evidence and the disapproval of the plaintiffs to pursue legal follow -up. At the same time, some police actions have been criticized for “extremism”.

For example, after a school principal in Hertfordshire complained of the over -complaints of a student at the WhatsApp school group, the police deployed four agents to arrest the couple! They were arrested for eight hours but were eventually released without prosecution.

According to the Times, the actual arrests are probably much more than so far, as eight police forces, including the Scottish police, have refused to submit information or respond to requests. Some forces have also included cases such as “threatening” messages, while these are not subject to legal materials.

“The extremist use of police to vague laws in the field of communications is a threat to freedom of expression,” said Jake Healthy, head of the Civil Group’s Big Big Brother Group’s investigation. “They must remember that freedom of expression is a right and that they must intervene only in a fully urgent situation, because unnecessary arrests for social media posts lead to weakening democracy.”

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