January 4, 2016

IT expert testifies in FB libel case

Director Htike Htike Aung from Myanmar ICT for Development Organisation (MIDO) has provided evidence as a defence witness in the trial of Khun Jarli, who is accused of defaming the commander-in-chief on Facebook.

She said there had been an attempted hack of his Facebook account four or five days before he was arrested, adding that there had been cases of fake postings on the social media site to cause problems for the users.

“The witness said courts overseas did not accept Facebook evidence printed on a piece of paper for this kind of case. They require an IP address and the government needs to send a letter to Facebook. If Facebook confirms it as a cyber crime, they can sue him,” said advocate El Khun Yein. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)

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