Guinea Bissau Attorney General Suspends Radio Programme

Date of Occurrence

December 4, 2018
State/Country

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

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Description

The Attorney General, António Sedja Man, signed a supoena cancelling a radio program that “discusses important issues affecting the country”, and summoning state broadcaster Radio Guinée Bissau’s (RGB’s) Director General to the Ministry of Justice for “a working meeting”.

Actions Taken

Both the president of the Journalists’ Union of Guinea-Bissau and the National Council for Social Communication (Conseil National de la Communication Sociale) (CNCS), condemned the supoena.

Details

Date of Occurrence

2018-12-04
State/Country

Bissau
Legal Foundation

Article 44 of the constitution.
Source

http://www.mfwa.org/guinea-bissau-attorney-general-suspends-radio-programme-summons-director-of-state-broadcaster/

Location

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Region

Guinea-Bissau

Rights & Freedom Violated

Press Freedom

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