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Stop East Timor Case Against Jose Belo
Petition published by pacific freedom forum on Mar 03, 2009
76 Signatures 
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Target: Government of East Timor
Region: East Timor
Petition Background (Preamble):
José Belo, editor-in-chief of Tempo Semanal, has been charged following publication of an article in his newspaper and online publication, alleging corruption by Justice Minister Lucia Lobato in the awarding of a prison contract to her husband.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on the Government to drop criminal defamation charges against José Belo and his newspaper as contrary to the founding Constitution of East Timor, guaranteeing freedoms of speech and mass media.
The Stop East Timor Case Against Jose Belo petition to Government of East Timor was written by pacific freedom forum and is in the category Media Issues at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: jose belo, east timor, constitution, freedoms
