Año orders arrest of people spreading nCov fake news
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:58:01 +0000
INTERIOR Secretary Eduardo Año ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest purveyors of fake news about the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV-ARD).
Año, in a statement, directed the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) to “go after the perpetrators of false information on coronavirus because their acts are inimical to the interest of the general public”.
Año said that those spreading fake news made the problem worse.
ACG is a unit of the PNP investigating the crimes using Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
Violators could face imprisonment from one to six months and a fine ranging from P40, 000 to P200,000 for violating Article 154 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) and Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. DARWIN PESCO