good and bad points. Robert Menard, secretary general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), came to see closely the state of press freedom in Morocco has not failed to deliver during his press conference Thursday, April 6 in Casablanca , good and bad points.
But before saying anything he thinks of the media situation in this country, French activist defense of freedom of the media wanted to make two points. "First, I never called for boycott of Morocco destination.
What I said is that the wave of lawsuits against journalists gives Morocco's poor image, especially since it is a tourist country, "said Menard. Another point on which the official sought to be explained, the challenge of Rabat rank of the Kingdom in the world ranking of press freedom RSF.
"We have no bias against Morocco. Our ranking is based on 50 weighted criteria. We believe our report reflects the state of press freedom worldwide, "added the head of RSF.Quant the situation of the Moroccan press, Mr. Ménard welcomed meetings with Moroccan officials, such as in particular the meeting with Nabil Ben Abdallah, Minister Communication and Spokesman of Government or Laâraïchi Faisal, head of the RTM, which he said have seduced by their new way of seeing things.
"For 20 years we exist, is the first time we meet with senior Moroccan officials. For long we had before us a power autistic. To say now that things have not changed in this country would be stupid. With regard to freedom, Morocco is able to set an example for the Arab world, then he goes after things, "repeated Mr. Ménard. After the praise, let's get that angry.
They are likely to start with Press Code that includes over two dozen articles that contain jail sentences. He said the current press law must be reviewed and added that the decriminalization of this text does not allow the authors of articles to address privacy. "To avoid that journalists should be tried by judges who often have not mastered the right of the press, we have proposed to the Moroccan authorities, the creation of a specialized chamber to try the press," said Ménard reversed bans practice of certains.Questionné on the subject of cartoons on Prophet Mohammed Sidna, M. Menard said that the Danes are at home and they have the right to publish what they want.
Moreover, this freedom in Denmark made this country the world's only neo-Nazi to allow a radio.
