Business files petition before Supreme Court questioning anti-cybercrime law | Sun.Star.

September 25, 2012

MANILA – A businessman has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to stop government agencies from carrying out some provisions of the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act, which critics fear may infringe freedom of expression because of its provision on online libel.

Louis “Barok” Biraogo, in his 28-page petition, said Section 4 (c) [4] of the law punishes libelous items posted on the Internet and “any other similar means, which may be devised in the future.”

He said the provision was crafted by legislators with grave abuse since this is opposed to “Sections 3 (1) (on inviolability of privacy of communication) and 4 (on freedom of speech, of expression, of the press, and peaceful assembly), Article III (Bill of Rights) of the 1987 Constitution.”

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