Cairo News Company Fined
An Egyptian court fined the Cairo News Company (CNC) E£150,000 (US$27,000) for operating equipment without a proper license, although the issue against the company arose after the company distributed footage of protesters tearing down a poster of President Hosni Mubarak.
The owner of the company told Al Jazeera he originally had the proper licenses, but was unable to renew them as the government was reviewing its rules for licensing.
"I see this as stupidity," CNC head Nader Gohar told the AP. "The more freedom they give us, the better the government will look. Now the government's image is very bad."
The owner of the company told Al Jazeera he originally had the proper licenses, but was unable to renew them as the government was reviewing its rules for licensing.
"I see this as stupidity," CNC head Nader Gohar told the AP. "The more freedom they give us, the better the government will look. Now the government's image is very bad."
Labels: Cairo News Company, Egypt, Egyptian, fine, press freedom
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