Sri Lanka's government to introduce laws to curb hate speech and false news that threaten ethnic reconciliation and national security.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government will introduce laws to curb hate speech and false news that threaten ethnic reconciliation and national security, in the aftermath of Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people.
The ministers, at their weekly meeting on Tuesday, also decided to take legal action against hate speech. A penalty will be announced later, after Parliament approves amendments to the penal code. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were carried out by a local radicalized Muslim group known as National Thowheed Jammath.
Mob attacks on the community have killed at least one. Police have arrested several dozen suspects, whose court cases are pending.
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