Information Officer can be charged, imprisoned if information is withheld: former PG

Former Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem has said that if an Information Officer fails to comply with an order from the Information Commissioner, and withholds information for 45 days, then criminal charges can be pressed against them.

Under the Right to Information Act, individuals can seek information from any office. If the office refuses to divulge the information, or fails to respond, then the matter can be lodged at the Information Commissioner's Office.