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| Tolo TV undermines state by using Iranian terms - Afghan attorney-general |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Monday, 23 April 2007 | |
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Text of report by Afghan independent Aina TV on 18 April [Presenter] Afghan Attorney-General Abdol Jabar Sabet has accused Tolo TV of undermining the current political system in Afghanistan and said that the officials of this station would be tried in the next few days. According to Mr Sabet, Tolo TV programmes are against the cultural values of Afghanistan. [Correspondent] However, Mr Sabet said the reason behind the detention and beating of three Tolo TV staff was that they distorted two parts of his speech and one part of what presidential spokesman Karim Rahimi said. He said that Tolo TV's live broadcast of the programme which reacted to the attorney general's action was part of conspiracy targeting the political system in Afghanistan. He said that Tolo TV officials should be brought to justice. [Abdol Jabar Sabet] They condemn and humiliate overnight. We recorded it. The security officials recorded it. I will send a copy of what they said to the Ministry of Information and Culture today. If the crime is proven, I will bring them to justice. [Correspondent] Rejecting the claims of Mr Sabet, Tolo TV's legal adviser said: [Mohammad Abdollah, Tolo TV legal adviser] There has not been any kind of distortion. When we were taken by the police by force, the deputies of the attorney general claimed in the Attorney-General's Office that the attorney general had delivered a speech for one hour, but Tolo had aired one minute of the speech. [Correspondent] Abdol Jabar Sabet said that all Tolo TV's entertainment and social programmes were against Afghan cultural values. He said that such media outlets should not carry out destructive activities in the country. The attorney general said the reason why he made this claim was because Farsi words and Iranian phrases were used [in Tolo programmes] and added that Dari was a specific language separate from Farsi. Source: Aina TV, Kabul - BBC |
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