EU rights activist suggests lawsuit over DisinfoLab findings
Vermaut says Indian govt should be held accountable for this in court
“Indian Chronicles” – the name given to the operation – resurrected dead media, dead think-tanks and NGOs. It even resurrected dead people. The network is active in Brussels and Geneva in producing and amplifying content to undermine Pakistan. PHOTO: COURTESY/ EU DisinfoLab
ISLAMABAD:
Describing the EU DisinfoLab’s revelations as “enormously” damaging, a European Union-based human rights activist Andy Vermaut on Sunday called for a lawsuit against the Indian government to avert recurrence of fake news propaganda.
“This should have consequences for Indian government that has the final responsibility. The Indian government should be held accountable for this in the court,” Andy Vermaut, who is an official member of the International Alliance for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms (AIDL) constituted by the United Nations, said.
EU Activist Calls for Legal Action Against India Over Fake News Network
A European Union-based human rights activist, Andy Vermaut, on Sunday described the EU DisinfoLab’s revelations about an Indian network involved in a fake news campaign as “enormously damaging” and has called for the institution of a lawsuit against the Indian government to thwart the recurrence of such propaganda.
Vermaut, an official member of the International Alliance for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms (AIDL), an NGO with the participatory status to the United Nations ECOSOC committee, said, “This should have consequences for the Indian government that has the final responsibility. The Indian government should be held accountable for this in the court”.
E.U. Activist Calls for Legal Action Against India Over Disinformation Network
Andy Vermaut says penalties needed to curb similar campaigns from occurring in future
A European Union-based human rights activist on Sunday called for accountability of the Indian government in light of the EU DisinfoLab’s revelations about an Indian network operating a massive fake news campaign, saying this would help prevent a reoccurrence of similar propaganda.
“This should have consequences for the Indian government that has the final responsibility,” Andy Vermaut told the Islamabad Policy Research Institute. “The Indian government should be held accountable for this in the court,” said Vermaut, who is an official member of NGO International Alliance for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms, which has participatory status to the United Nations ECOSOC committee.
National
December 21, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Describing the EU DisinfoLab’s revelations as “enormously” damaging, a European Union-based human rights activist Andy Vermaut Sunday called for lawsuit against Indian government to avert recurrence of fake news propaganda.
“This should have consequences for Indian government that has the final responsibility. The Indian government should be held accountable for this in the court,” Andy Vermaut said who is an official member of “The International Alliance for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms (AIDL) constituted by the United Nations (ECOSOC).
In an interview with Islamabad Policy Research Institute, he urged all the victim parties to sit down together for legal proceedings against India for its “enormous” damage to Pakistan, China, European Union the United Nations as well as the minorities living in India who were already suffering due to Indian policies.
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