The repeated failure of the prosecution and law enforcement agencies to prove allegations of cyber crime has resulted in a paltry conviction rate of only 5% over the past five years, according to the records of the Cyber Tribunal (Bangladesh) in Dhaka. In 129 of the other cyber crime cases, the accused were cleared of all charges in the final report submitted before the tribunal by police. In addition, sources from among lawyers also alleged that the high acquittal rate was due to the prosecution being weak in the handling of cyber crime cases. Also Read- Digital Security Act draft approved, Section 57 repealed“The prosecution lawyers are also not experienced in dealing with cyber crime cases (and) have some weakness as this is a new type of offence,” he said. The Cyber Tribunal received three cases in 2013, 33 in 2014, 152 in 2015, 233 in 2016, 568 in 2017, and 114 in the first month of 2018.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 30, 2018 14:15 UTC