Puntland bans local Somali tv based in UK
Mareeg.com-Authorities in semi-autonomous region of Puntland banned a private local TV based in UK from operating in the area on Saturday, blaming of not airing the speech of regional administration’s President, during the New Deal for Somalia meeting in Brussels.Abdurahman Mohamed Farole was among regional leader invited to participate the conference on 16 September, but his speech at the meeting was not aired by all the Somali owned televisions because of not having accreditation to do so.The Information Ministry of Puntland said in a statement that the TV did not air the speech for a reason of ‘hatred and hostility’.“Defending the pride and the rights of its people; from 8:00 AM on Saturday 21st September 2013, Puntland bans all Universal TV operations inside Puntland [until further notice]” said the statement from the Ministry.Universal TV management was not immediately available for comment.Universal Television is a Somali television channel with studio in London, Mogadishu and Hargaysa. It is regarded as the largest Somali satellite TV and was the firs of its kind.
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