Senegal - Man given 1 year probation & a fine for publishing false information about ebola cases in the country

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Translated

Ebola virus: a journalist arrested in Senegal for announcing cases

The director of the local private daily 'La Tribune' Nzale Felix, was arrested Monday night in Dakar and placed in custody for having reported the discovery of five cases of people infected with Ebola virus in Senegal.

He was to be submitted Tuesday before a prosecutor and probably indicted for 'spreading false news'.

Felix Nzale was summoned Monday by the Brigade General Affairs of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to explain the information published by his newspaper, revealing the existence of several cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever.

According to reliable sources, he was not able to prove the credibility of his information.

For the Department of Justice, the information published by the newspaper may have 'serious consequences' for the country, in the sense that it could be quarantined by the international community.

In its Tuesday edition, the newspaper denounced the arrest of its publication director and calls on the authorities for greater "equanimity".

Pana 13/08/2014

zhttp://www.afriquejet.com/afrique-ouest/10931-virus-ebola-un-journaliste-arrete-au-senegal-pour-avoir-annonce-des-cas.html

 

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Senegal - Man given 1 year probation & a fine for publishing false information about ebola cases in the country

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machine translation

Senegalese press years imprisonment and a fine for publishing false information about the Ebola
Friday, August 15th, 2014 - 10:25

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Dakar MENA
Court ruled Senegal imprison Flex Nzala director newspaper "La Tribune" for one year with probation and a fine of one million CFA francs (? 1,500) for publishing false information about the Ebola virus.

According to Radio "France International" Today (Friday), he was arrested "Nzala "On Monday, following the publication of an article about the injury of five people infected with Ebola in Senegal. noteworthy that Senegal witnessed last Saturday monitoring two Mchtbhettin in Dakar, the capital, and in the "Matam" (northeast) have proven their safety results of the analyzes of the disease. In spite of the lack of intention to close its border with Senegal, Guinea, the source of the virus, the Dakar reinforced control measures and prevention of disease.

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