Right2Know Campaign remains opposed to the Info Bill

Mluleki Mrwebi

30 April 2013

Opposition parties and civil organisations including Right2Know have called on President Jacob Zuma to take the Protection of State Information Bill to the Constitutional Court. 

Right2Know said some of the aspects of the Bill need to be questioned. 

Right2Know’s Murry Hunter said the problem with the bill is that once the information is classified then anybody who finds information that is classified whether its in the public interest they could be facing jail if they publish that information.

Hunter added that journalist and whistleblowers will be hardest hit by this bill.

The bill was passed in the National Assembly on Thursday last week.