Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) on Wednesday barredpolitical analyst Hussein al-Shalakh from appearing on television channels for60 days after accusing him of violating media broadcasting regulations.
The decision followed remarks al-Shalakh made during a televisedappearance on Alawla Iraqi Channel on May 12, which the CMC described asviolations of rules banning “incitement to violence and hatred,” as well asstandards related to “public decency and conduct.”
The regulator warned Iraqi and foreign media outlets operating in thecountry against hosting al-Shalakh during the ban period.
On May 10, the CMC imposed a 30-day ban on television personality FaridMajid after determining that remarks he made during a sports program amountedto “an insult to the divine.”
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