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Ahead of Somali Elections: AG declares court action against critical media
By Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) LISTEN
DEC 12, 2020
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 12 December 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the new threats against the independent media and journalists in Somalia, including the warning of court actions by the Office of Attorney General ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
On 10 December 2020, during a press conference in Mogadishu, the Somali Federal Government Attorney General (AG), Mr. Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud issued a warning to the independent media over a claim that they were “disseminating rumors, interviews and misleading headlines that violate the Media Law and the Media Ethics”. The AG further declared that his office “was investigating cases involving media houses and journalists and that he will present to relevant courts once the ongoing investigations are complete”. It is not yet clear which media houses and jour