NUSOJ Welcomes Puntland government Decision to lift the ban from Universal Television, Urges to end the ban on Somali Chanel Television
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 5, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the Puntland government’s decision in lifting the ban from Universal Television, an independent Somali Television based in London today Saturday, December 3, 2011 and urges the Puntland government to allow Somali Chanel Television, another Independent Television to operate in the areas under its control.
The ban lifts follows after the National Union of Somali Journalists
(NUSOJ) and its affiliate, Media Association of Puntland (MAP) lobbied in the Puntland government followed by talks between the Television management and the Puntland government.
A ceremony held at the Universal Television office in Garowe on Saturday, the Supreme Council President, Burhaan Daahir along with Television officials welcomed the resumption of the television activities in Puntland.
“We are glad and welcome that today, Universal Television starts back its work, after more than a month the television activities under suspension.” Burhaan Daahir, Supreme Council president who attended the ceremony said, “We still urge the Puntland authorities to lift the ban of the Somali Chanel Television.”
The two television networks were imposed upon an indefinite activity suspension on November 1, 2011 by a directorate from the Puntland’s ministry of Information, accusing them to have violated the Puntland’s security.
In another incident, The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) learned that broadcast journalist Hasan Salad better known as Lucky, was detained by security agents on the night of November 30, 2011, after returning from restaurant near the Premises of Radio Benadir in Shibis neighborhood, where the journalist had worked. It is not yet clear reasons behind his arrest. The management of Radio Benadir told NUSOJ that they had no idea behind the arrest of the journalist.
On the morning of December 1, 2011, he was transferred to the Central Prison. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) will follow up his case and if possible will have him a lawyer.
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National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)
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