Uncapped Damages Chill Political Speech

The Minister can unilaterally set damage ranges for speech violations without parliamentary oversight or defined criteria (71(5)), while courts may impose punitive damages without clear standards for publishing "false or inaccurate election information" or "confidential information concerning the Republic" (71(3)-(4)). Combined with administrative penalties from 69 and license revocation from 71, this creates cascading financial liability that deters investigative journalism and political commentary. Democratic systems typically require legislatively defined damage caps and limit punitive damages to malicious conduct—this provision lacks both safeguards.