Islamabad (Web Desk): The government has constituted a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate malicious campaigns against state institutions on social media.
According to a notification, issued by the government, JIT, formed under Section 30 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), will be led by the Inspector General of Islamabad.
The team includes the Director of Cyber Crime at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Director of the FIA’s Counter-Terrorism Wing (CTW), the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Investigation Islamabad, and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Islamabad’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).
The team l is also tasked to identify and prosecute the culprits in accordance with the applicable laws. The JIT can also include any other co-opted member.
The development comes days after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government constituted special courts to conduct trials of cases under the Peca Act.
As per the Law Ministry's notification, additional district and sessions judges, civil judge East and West have been given the authority to conduct trials in the special courts.
