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| "barefootRamster" the Twitter account of Rmala Aalam, aka Ramla Akhtar |
On September 18, 2019, Ramla Akhtar, aka Rmala Aalam (RA), BetterBonds (a herbal shop) owner in Hussaini - Gojal - Pakistan mostly shifted her assault from Facebook to Twitter (@barefootRamster). On October 30, she had produced an accumulation of more than 120 tweets of harassment and calumnious delation against one single target. This included spamming highest authorities and agencies from France & Pakistan. See: «Harassment and calumnious delation by the trolling Twitter account, @barefootramster as of November 1st, 2019». On Friday November 8, 2019, this activity went thru a surge with 30 tweets in one single day.
Ramla Akhtar was erroneously mistaken as a troll. It is, now, blattant that she is not a mere-troll as warned on June 24 by a commentator, who knows her personnally. Today, she openly reveals her actual cyberstalker profile. We will first present the theoritical characteristics of cyberstalkers before showing Rmala Aalam 30tweets of November 8, which are all displayed below.
What identifies Ramla Akhtar as a cyberstalker ?
Cyberstalking definition and criminal qualification
Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, group or organization. It may include false accusations, defamation, slander and libel. A stalker may be an online stranger or a person whom the target knows. He may solicit involvement of other people online who do not even know the target.
Cyberstalking is a criminal offense under various state anti-stalking, slander and harassment laws (including France & Pakistan). A conviction can result in a restraining order, probation, or criminal penalties against the assailant, including jail.
Cyberstalking is a technologically-based "attack" on one person who has been targeted specifically for that attack for reasons of anger, revenge or control. Cyberstalking can take many forms, including:
1. Harassment, embarrassment and humiliation of the victim
2. Harassing family, friends and employers to isolate the victim
3. Scare tactics to instill fear and more
Features characterising Ramla Akhtar's tweets as cyberstalking
When identifying cyberstalking "in the field," and particularly when considering whether to report it to any kind of legal authority, the following features or combination of features can be considered to characterize a true stalking situation: malice, premeditation, repetition, distress, obsession, vendetta, no legitimate purpose, personally directed, disregarded warnings to stop, harassment, threats.
Key cyberstalking factors governing Rmala Aalam's posting on Twitter
False accusations:
Many cyberstalkers try to damage the reputation of their victim and turn other people against them. They post allegations about the victim to newsgroups, chat rooms, or other sites that allow public contributions.
Encouraging others to harass the victim:
Many cyberstalkers try to involve third parties in the harassment. They may claim the victim has harmed the stalker or his/her family in some way, or may post the victim's name and telephone number in order to encourage others to join the pursuit.
False victimization:
The cyberstalker will claim that the victim is harassing him or her.
The posting of defamatory or derogatory statements:
Using web pages and message boards to incite some response or reaction from their victim.
Full record of Rmala Aalam Twitter's cyberstalking of November 8, 2019
Started at 8:39 AM (Pakistani time, +4 hours with France)
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Conclusion
There is nothing new in this list of allegations. However, what is unknown is their accumulation in one single day. Thirty tweets are the double of the average daily frenetic tweeting produced between September 18 and September 24. Even with only individual legal statements, their accumulation would be considered as cyberstalking. Additionally, in this case, numerous tweets are calumnious delation + harassment. They are made public and will be accessible on a single name search for decades, durably tarnishing the reputation of the target. Is it possible to continue on this trend? Yes it is. Because, repeatedly, come the same spamming allegations.
The last one is a good example. It dates back from June 4, more than 5 months ago. It is showed frequently while it is used as an evidence, according to Akhtar, of a persistent harassment. What is also important to confirm, is that Akhtar systematically hides the provocations leading to answers she uses as proves. It is very obvious, here. See the black marker. Moreover, this last exasperated answer was the result of more than 6 days of continuous harassment and insults on my private mail box, without any answer from me. It was also parallel to an intolerable public slandering on her Facebook personal, business and blog pages.
All these 30 false allegations, of November 8, have already been previously answered in articles (see here) and on Twitter. However, they, endless, come back, frequently presented as questions. Answering again and again will just provoke new bullying.
As a consequence none of these tweets, except one, were answered today. Involving Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this case (see tweet #4) was beyond any common sens. Some other addressees have been directly contacted, today. Nantes city administration and Nantes police headquarters were extremely open and supportive at phone, especially when mentioning they were spammed by these tweets. Cyberstalking is, fortunately, taken seriously in our country. Meetings are scheduled for next days. Nantes Police is thinking about getting Paris central support.
On November 9, Twitter confirmed @barefootRamster violates its rules.
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| Twitter confirms Rmala Aaalam, aka Rmala Akhtar, violates its rules with her Tweeter account @barefootRamster |
On November 9, all French and foreign adressees were tweeted for information.
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| French information for adressees having been spammed by Rmala Aaalam, aka Rmala Akhtar's calumnious delation under her Twitter account @barefootRamster |
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| English information for adressees having been spammed by Rmala Aaalam, aka Rmala Akhtar's calumnious delation under her Twitter account @barefootRamster |
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