{"id":24321,"date":"2013-07-03T08:14:41","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T13:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=24321"},"modified":"2013-07-03T09:30:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T14:30:32","slug":"grenada-flack-electronic-crimes-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2013\/07\/grenada-flack-electronic-crimes-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Grenada getting so much flak over its Electronic Crimes Act?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grenada\u2019s new Electronic Crimes Act has been getting considerable scrutiny worldwide, especially the criminalising of offensive messages sent electronically or over the Internet.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/agree-terms.php?id=10059010\"Last week Friday, 28 June, the Lower House of Parliament in Grenada successfully passed the Electronic Crimes Act, 2013. However, considerable focus is being given, especially in the regional and international press, to a provision within that Act that makes \u201csending offensive messages through communications services, etc<\/i>.\u201d a criminal offence for which persons could be \u201cliable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to both<\/i>\u201d (Source: grenadabroadcast.net<\/a>). This post briefly reviews the Grenada\u2019s Electronic Crimes Act, and discusses the offending sections of the Act that makes the sending of offensive online messages a crime.<\/p>\n

Grenada\u2019s Electronic Crimes Act<\/h3>\n

According to the preamble to the Act, its objective is to \u201cprovide for the prevention and punishment of electronic crimes<\/i>\u201d. It comprises four Parts. Part I sets out preliminary matters, especially how key terms should be interpreted. Part II, which might be the most critical, details the following offences:<\/p>\n