FORSA's Ellerbeck: ANC's proposed censorship law not about 'Hate Speech', but to criminalise 'Speech' elites 'Hate'

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After years of a slow and tortuous process, the ANC's Hate Speech Bill is now within a few weeks of being promulgated. The Democratic Alliance has fought the proposal all the way because it says it is an attempt to criminalise dissent, rather than address something already well covered by existing laws. South Africans who agree with this the Official Opposition's view have until Monday 22nd May to officially object, an action strongly recommended by Daniela Ellerbeck, legal advisor at Freedom of Religion South Africa. In this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews, Ellerbeck urges citizens to comment of they will end up with a law which is a dressed up Trojan Horse which will remove important freedoms most citizens currently take for granted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 May 2023 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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