‘Don’t rush to scrap it’ – Victor Adawudu defends criminal offensive conduct law

Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, Mr Adawudu argued that the law should remain in place as a deterrent, especially in the era of social media, where he believes offensive and abusive speech has become widespread.“I think that whilst this law should be there to serve as a deterrent to others, people who say unprintable things, it is for the people to know that when I do anything which is misguided, unguided, or say unprintable words, there is a law that can catch up.”Rejecting suggestions that the law criminalises free speech, Mr Adawudu said many online publications now go beyond legitimate expression.