Government approves draft law on press freedom
At Wednesday’s meeting of the Government, members discussed a draft law on press freedom and approved it for further discussion in Parliament.
The draft law has some provisions not covered by the current law on press freedom, including one that says press freedom could be limited in cases of national emergency or war.
The draft law also aims to increase protections against libel and slander, and to protect state secrets. The draft law also bans the state or state officials from unlawfully curbing press freedoms. The activities of media organizations would be protected, and the draft law would prohibit the Government from monitoring press organizations. A Press Council would be established and its authority and activities would be regulated according to the law. The Press Council would be a public and independent organization to decide citizens’ complaints that their rights and interests were violated due to information that was published or broadcast. The draft law bans the state from having a press unit, but would allow a national information agency with the aim of cooperating with international organizations and spreading abroad information about Mongolian society, economics, politics, foreign policy, and international relations. It would also ban the spreading of false, distorting, or misleading information. Currently, there are 24 television stations, 139 newspapers, and 20 FM radio stations in Ulaanbaatar.
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The draft law has some provisions not covered by the current law on press freedom, including one that says press freedom could be limited in cases of national emergency or war.
The draft law also aims to increase protections against libel and slander, and to protect state secrets. The draft law also bans the state or state officials from unlawfully curbing press freedoms. The activities of media organizations would be protected, and the draft law would prohibit the Government from monitoring press organizations. A Press Council would be established and its authority and activities would be regulated according to the law. The Press Council would be a public and independent organization to decide citizens’ complaints that their rights and interests were violated due to information that was published or broadcast. The draft law bans the state from having a press unit, but would allow a national information agency with the aim of cooperating with international organizations and spreading abroad information about Mongolian society, economics, politics, foreign policy, and international relations. It would also ban the spreading of false, distorting, or misleading information. Currently, there are 24 television stations, 139 newspapers, and 20 FM radio stations in Ulaanbaatar.
Please note that this article has not been written, is not copyrighted and does not in any case represent the views or opinions of M.A.D. Investment Solutions or any of its affiliate individuals or companies. The article above is purely meant for information only to readers and does not constitute a legal or biding agreement in any way, shape or form. For contact and comments directly relating to the above article, please refer to the source as stated below.
Source : News.mn
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