The timing of the enactment of the law just a few months after the court of appeal ordered Mkhaïtirs release appears to be related to his case, Human Rights Watch said in November 2018.
Kutungwa kwa sheria hii kunahusishwa na kesi ya Mkhaïtir kwa sababu ni miezi michache tu baada ya Mahakama kuu kuamuru Mkhaïtir kuachiliwa huru,  Shirika la Uangalizi wa Haki za Binadamu walisema haya hapo Novemba 2018.