Monday, October 17, 2005

NBA to Support FNJ in Fight Against Black Law

Kathmandu, Oct 17-The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) today advised the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) to move the apex court to challenge the recently promulgated Ordinance to amend some Media Acts, which the journalists and rights activists said is aim at controlling media. The NBA also assured the FNJ of every legal aid for the purpose from the Bar body’s side.

The NBA’s assurance came during a discussion organised by the FNJ to formulate strategy to fight against the Ordinance, which was promulgated on October 9.

At the programme, NBA president Shambhu Thapa said the Bar body would provide every support to the FNJ to nullify which he called the ‘draconian’ ordinance. Thapa said Promulgation of the Ordinance was a part of the King’s bid to strengthen his moves on October 4, 2002, and February 1, 2005.

Thapa said the Ordinance clearly contradicted with the Constitution and the Supreme Court can nullify it. He alleged that the government issued the Ordinance not only to curb the Press but also to curb the rights of the people guaranteed by the Constitution. He called on everyone to defy it.

Senior advocates Radheshyam Adhikary, Shree Hari Aryal, and former law minister Subash Chandra Nembang, vice-president of the NBA Sher Bahadur KC, general secretary Madhav Banskota and advocate Tika Ram Bhattarai and Madhav Kumar Basnet also advised the FNJ to move the apex court to challenge the Ordinance.

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