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The court before which the application is
lodged shall give its decision within ten days
from the day the petition is submitted to it
however during election period the court
shall pronounce its decision within twenty
four hours
4) The court may when the responsible person
under Article 43 refuses to comply with its
order to insert the reply render him liable to
punishment. .
5) The provisions of this article shall not affect
the provision of Article 2049 of the civil
code.
6) The provisions sub article (1) to (5) are
applicable only if the request for insertion of
a reply is made to the mass media within
three months from the day the report which
has given rise to it was published or went on
air.
7) The provisions of this article shall mutatis
mutandis apply to enforce the right of a
person to correct any incorrectly reported
factual statement regarding him.
PART FIVE
Taking lawful easures
liability
1) The media establishment may incur joint
criminal or civil liability with the responsible
person under Article 41 of the Penal Code
for a criminal offence committed through the
mass media or a civil damage caused by the
media
2) In an action for defamation through the mass
media the court may award, having regard to
the seriousness of the moral damage,
compensation up to 1000,000 birr having regard
to the seriousness of the damage.
3/
In case of conflict between the provisions of
the Penal Code and the provisions of this
Proclamation under Part 5 and 6 the latter
shall prevail
4/ A claim for damage caused by the mass media
may be made even if the criminal prosecution
under this Proclamation is barred by the
period of limitation or the prosecution is
defeated .