The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has filed an application at the Supreme Court of Somalia to challenge the constitutionality of the decision made by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament (Senate) to pass repressive media law on 14th January 2020. Though the application was lodged on 1 February 2020, the President of Supreme Court has just given the greenlight for the case to proceed and parties to appear before the highest court of the land.
"Although we have previously protested at the inclusion (in the new media bill) of certain sneaky and mischievous clauses meant to muzzle and curtail media freedom and frustrate reporting on critical public interest issues, our application is centred around the unconstitutionality of the decision by the Senate to pass the new repressive media law," said Omar Faruk Osman, NUSOJ Secretary General.
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