Mali: the Joliba TV channel cut for two months by the authorities
The homepage of the site of the Malian channel Joliba TV News.
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Text by: David Baché
1 min
The sanction was notified this Thursday, November 3 to the leaders of Joliba TV News by the High Authority for Communication (HAC).
It follows the publication, on September 30, of an editorial which expressed concern about the dangers threatening freedom of expression in the country.
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"
It's not a surprise for us, but it is to despair of the country
," laments, bitterly, a manager of Joliba TV News.
“
We had become the bad conscience of the regime, they want to shoot us down
,” continues this journalist, who believes that the HAC is “
under orders
” and that it “
serves power instead of defending the profession and freedom of expression.
".
The group plans to file an appeal.
The sanction is heavy: the television channel and its Facebook page are suspended for two months.
The radio of the Joliba group remains authorized to broadcast, and the television channel will theoretically be able to resume its programs at the beginning of January, but it is now in the crosshairs of the authorities.
At the end of September,
an editorial in Joliba TV News
specifically called on the HAC to break its silence in the face of the dangers threatening freedom of expression in Mali.
Remarks considered as "
shortcomings
" by the HAC
, which also criticizes the channel for the use of "
expressions with strong pejorative connotations
" about the transitional authorities.
Asked by RFI about this decision, the HAC did not follow up.
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