Liberia: Chief Prosecutor Threatens to Use State of Emergency Powers to Shutdown Media Over ‘Fake News’ - News Summed Up

Liberia: Chief Prosecutor Threatens to Use State of Emergency Powers to Shutdown Media Over ‘Fake News’


Cephas: “There is a state of emergency, what has happened under Article 87 [of the Constitution] is that all basic fundamental rights have been suspended…”MONROVIA – The Solicitor General of Liberia, Cllr. “Beginning today there will be no more warning, I repeat, I am the Solicitor General and Chief Prosecutor of this Republic, there will be no more warning. Sayma Syrenius CephasHe alleged that some media institutions have been using their platforms to spread ‘fake news’, which, according to him, is hindering the government’s effort in the COVID-19 fight. He, however, did not cite an example of such fake news or the media entities involved. Cephas emphasized: “Beginning today there will be no more warning, I repeat, I am the Solicitor General and Chief Prosecutor of this Republic, there will be no more warning.


Source: Front Page Africa April 29, 2020 17:15 UTC



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