The government led by President Desi Bouterse is trying to push through the national assembly a draft law that would punish defamation of the Surinamese head of state on social media with a fine or even a prison sentence. The political opposition expressed concern at the so-called ‘Electronic Legal Transactions’ bill, while Wilfred Leeuwin, the director of the association of Surinamese journalism, Surinaamse Vereniging van Journalisten (SVJ), said it contravened the freedom of the press and fundamental citizens’ rights.
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