(at minute 01:01) that garnered rare applause from the floor, it laid out in stark terms that the relentless push to expand the proposed treaty’s scope has turned it into a general criminal Mutual Legal Assistance treaty which leaves it completely in the hands of any state to decide what conduct is a “crime”or “a serious crime”and opens up a menu of measures to crack down on these crimes. “This represents the potential, and indeed inevitability, for Orwellian reach and control by those states who will choose to abuse this instrument…” “Criticizing a leader, innocently dancing on social media, being born a certain way, or simply saying a single word, all far exceed the definition of serious crime in some States.

Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation