Shafaq News-Baghdad
Iraq'sCommunications and Media Commission (CMC) banned TV personality Farid Majidfrom all media outlets operating in the country for 30 days, the regulatorybody announced Sunday, after determining that statements he made on a satellitesports program constituted “an insult to the divine.”
Majid's remarkswere made during an April 12 episode of "Kora," a sports talk programbroadcast on Al-Fatarat satellite channel.
Federal SupremeCourt ruling No. 325, consolidated with ruling No. 331/Federal/2023 —which mandatesthe prohibition of content deemed to offend the divine— provided additionallegal grounding for the decision, the commission said.
All visual,audio, and print outlets, domestic and foreign, operating in Iraq are requiredto enforce the ban from the date of the directive. The CMC warned that anyoutlet hosting Majid during the 30-day period would bear full legalresponsibility.
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