Bangladesh clears cybercrime draft law with harsher punishments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh

Bangladesh has approved a draft of its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, which proposed law enforcers can arrest any person without a warrant and increased the jail sentence to 14 years.

According to The Daily Star on Tuesday, the original Act in 2006 had a maximum punishment of 10 years jail term with a heavy fine, while law enforcers had to seek permission from the authorities involved to file a case and arrest any person involved in cybercrime.

Read more: Bangladesh clears cybercrime draft law with harsher punishments

Story added 20. August 2013, content source with full text you can find at link above.