MRCG'S PRESS RELEASE ON THE REPEAL OF CRIMINAL LIBEL LAW-1
The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) welcomes Parliament's unanimous approval to repeal the criminal and seditious libel laws in Part 5 of the Public Order Act of 1965. The House passed the Public Order (Amendment) Act 2020 which repealed the fifty-five year old anti-press freedom legislation. Parliament also passed into law a bill entitled the Independent Media Act 2020.