256 charges filed against Sudanese journalists and newspapers in 2014:
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July 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The office of the prosecutor for press and
publications has disclosed that 256 charges have been filed against
journalists and newspapers in 2014 calling for reviewing some items of
the 2009 press and publications law.
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Members of Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) hold banners outside the
National Council for Press and Publication (NCPP) premises in Khartoum
in protest against repeated seizure of newspapers, on May 26, 2015 (ST
photo)
The first prosecutor for press, Awad Balla Omer, briefed on Wednesday
the state minister of justice, Ahmed Abu Zaid, on the nature of his
office work and efforts it make in the domain of charges against
newspapers.
The minister, who inspected several prosecutor offices, expressed
readiness to provide the necessary support for the press and
publications prosecutor offices besides facilitating coordination
between it and the concerned bodies in order to play the role assigned
to it.
He inspected the workflow at the prosecutors’ offices and detention
centers, promising to resolve all problems facing their work in order
to allow them carry out their duties in achieving justices and
enforcing the rule of law.
It should be recalled that the office of the prosecutor for press and
publications looks into charges filed against journalists and
newspapers for defamation and publication of false news.
The office of the prosecutor often orders journalists and newspaper to
pay fines when they were proven to have published news damaging to
persons or corporate personality without having the necessary
supporting documents.
Journalists complain that they are usually being prosecuted under
three laws at the same time including the criminal code, the press and
publications law and the national security act which allows the
security services to summon and detain journalists besides suspending
or confiscating print runs of the newspapers.
(ST)
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