[UAH] Fw: Govt not interfering with press freedom - OkurutPublish

Allan,

 

If u have court papers or not and u use gun men to surround innocent civilians, stop them at the gates of their work place, you limit their freedom - that is a taking the country to gallows and must be condemned.

 

What am now understanding is that Ugandan Government Intelligence network is poorly orientated and the luck proffessionilism and the country lives through gambling and I see Uganda in deep trouble for it lucks what it doesnt know!!!!

How can the Intilligence fail to pick up about this letter and how it leaked

 

Below is aphoto of madam  Mary Okurutu  look at her in the face  serously, is she serouse with what she is talking about?

Looking at her from this photo a see some liar telling the press only half backed truth.

Nyabo Mary u must condemn the police action- My man Isaac Mufumba works for monitor Publications and I havent read from him since yesterday is he safe?

 

 

                Govt not interfering with press freedom - OkurutPublish Date: May 21, 2013

Information minister Mary Karooro Okurut said government is not interfering with press freedom.

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By Vision Reporter

The Minister of Information and National Guidance, Mary Karooro Okurut, has said the Government is not interfering with press freedom.

The minister was responding to the Police's action on Monday whereby the premises of the Nation Media Group in Namuwongo and Pepper Publications in Namanve were cordoned off and KFM and Dembe FM were taken off-air.

In a statement, Karooro stated: The search of the above premises comes on the heels of the utterances made by Gen. David Sejusa, (a.k.a Tinyefuza), which have caused undue excitement. This is being treated as a matter of national security.

However, the Police are working within the parameters of the law, specifically, section 37 of the Penal Code, which bars the publication of information prejudicial to national security.

The Police went through the due legal process and secured a court order, which was issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

There is, therefore, nothing untoward or surprising about the procedures used, as great care has been taken to follow the law to the letter. For the time being, the premises in question are being treated as crime scenes.

As soon as investigations are over – which will be very soon as police is under instructions to handle the matter expeditiously – the premises will be duly handed back to the owners.

About social media

This is also to quash rumours going round that Social Media has been banned or that the platforms are about to be closed. This is not true. There is no plan to switch off or disconnect Social Media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.

 

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