Bahrain’s Ministry of Thought and Mind Control

MOI: The Acting General Director of Anti-Corruption, Electronic and Economic Security announced on Wednesday the arrest of four people wanted for the act of defaming public figures on social media. Those arrested confessed to their crime. The search for a fifth suspect continues.

The arrests were made as part of the recent monitoring of social media networks to tackle the misuse of such platforms.

The Acting General Director said that freedom of expression is protected by the Bahraini constitution and the law. However, freedom of speech does not include the defamation of others. He stressed the importance of using social media responsibly and ethically.

Anyone with any information related to these events is asked to call the police hotline at 80008008. All calls are treated as anonymous. ...source