Can you go to jail for defamation in your country?
In my country, you can be jailed for a year or more for it.
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MethDozer · M
Nope, freedom of speech
MethDozer · M
@Rain95 Yes.
There is libel and Slander against a person or entity but not against the country. Also for it to be libel or slander it has to be proven beyond any doubt the person making the claim did so while knowing it was false. If you actually believe it or it cannot be proven you didn't then it is not a lie and not slander or libel. So basically you pretty much need a confession to prove it and it is one of the hardest charges to prove in court.
Again though, you say anything you want against the country and you are protected by freedom of speech. It is one of the freedoms we Still have and is absolute in a world that is increasingly against it.
There is libel and Slander against a person or entity but not against the country. Also for it to be libel or slander it has to be proven beyond any doubt the person making the claim did so while knowing it was false. If you actually believe it or it cannot be proven you didn't then it is not a lie and not slander or libel. So basically you pretty much need a confession to prove it and it is one of the hardest charges to prove in court.
Again though, you say anything you want against the country and you are protected by freedom of speech. It is one of the freedoms we Still have and is absolute in a world that is increasingly against it.