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Liberia: PUL Submits Three Bills To Legislature


The Analyst (Monrovia)
 

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The Analyst (Monrovia)

18 April 2008
Posted to the web 18 April 2008

Monrovia

A press statement from the Press Union of Liberia under the signature of its Secretary General Peter Quaqua says the Liberia Media and Policy Reform Working Group, under the auspices of the Press Union of Liberia, will today, 17 April submit three sets of bills to the National Legislature for enactment.

Media professionals, civil society actors and interested individuals are accordingly requested to assemble today at the Union's Clay Street office in the morning to march to the Capitol Building to present the proposed laws to the lawmakers.

The bills submitted include Freedom of Information Act, an Act to establish the Independent Broadcasting Regulatory and an Act establishing the Liberia Public Broadcasting Service to replace the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS).

The Union says it feels fulfilled that the laws are finally drafted with the help of its partners after three years. According to the PUL, it is counting on the combined efforts of the public and government for the passage of the bills to ensure greater openness and accountability in Liberian society.

PUL says though the Liberian media will be credited for initiating the reform of the media landscape in the country, the laws are to the general benefit of the state and the entire population. The Union has therefore called on the public to join the media as they petition the National Legislature.



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