Sudan mulls return to pre-publication censorship
Sunday, August 14th, 2011August 14, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan is considering reinstating pre-publication censorship by which security officers screen newspapers for items that they deem inappropriate so it can be taken out before it goes for printing.
A number of well placed sources told Sudan tribune that president Omer Hassan al-Bashir who is the NCP chairman was extremely furious during the party’s meeting over a story alleging that he granted lawmakers 15,000 pounds ($7,500) each as a grant on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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