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Ammon News - Lower House Speaker, Ahmed Safadi, said Parliament supports freedom of opinion, expression, and media, and accepts constructive criticism aimed to achieving the public interest, while stiffening penalties and fines against abusers and extortionists, who target the society and its safety.

Safadi made the remarks while chairing a part of the House Legal Committee Committee's meeting on Sunday, as part of its dialogues launched to discuss the draft 2023 Cybercrime Law, in the presence of experts and representatives of civil society institutions.

Safdai said the high financial fines mentioned in the draft law do not target people "keen" on upholding the society's safety and security, but rather affects offenders, who continuously harm society and spread rumors.

Therefore, he noted House supports these fines against offenders who seek sedition, distortion, extortion and other irresponsible practices.

Moreover, Safadi noted Parliament deals with the texts of the draft law, in accordance with the "highest" levels of national responsibility and will not be "customized to suit personal interests," calling on civil society institutions to launch dialogue with lawmakers to come up with an agreed up legislation.