https://tribune.com.pk/story/2255771/only-14-cyber-crime-convictions-in-five-years
By Rizwan Shehzad
The Express Tribune
July 20, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior’s revelation before the National
Assembly that the cybercrime cases were on the rise and the authorities
concerned could manage to convict only 14 accused in the last five years
evidently depicts that justice moves at a snail’s pace in Pakistan.
Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmad Shah informed the lawmakers during the July
16 session of the assembly that a total of 1,325 cases were registered
until January 31, 2020, after the enactment of the Prevention of
Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
Before the enactment of PECA, the interior minister stated in his written
reply submitted during the Question Hour session that a total of 1,103
cases were reported with the National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes
(NR3C) from year 2007, adding that complete charge sheets (challan) were
submitted in 546 cases, interim charge sheet in 435 cases, while 344 cases
were still under investigation.
“The total cases convicted under PECA, 2016 is 14,” the reply stated.
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