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Govt floats draft Petroleum Amendment Bill to decriminalise minor offences
The draft Petroleum Amendment Bill seeks to replace criminal liability for minor licence breaches with civil penalties while creating specific offences for serious violations
Ministry proposes to decriminalise law on collection of statistics
No imprisonment for offences like obstructing or deceiving officers, but fines will be increased
Decriminalise defamation
Legal provisions have been misused to muzzle free speech
