Proposed Peca amendments lower jail term to 3 years

The federal government has tabled amendments to the contentious Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (Peca) in the National Assembly, lowering the jail term to three years from seven years for “intentionally disseminating false and fake information”.

According to the draft of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025, the proposed changes include new definitions, the…