2. A company or a person demonstrating an unlawful publication would be fined an amount of money between US$50 to US$150 if his actions do not constitute a more serious offense. Art. 14 Unlawful Alterations. 1. Any media agency that intentionally issues newspapers or a publication other than the registered and authorized agency where such alteration was not legally approved by the state would pay a fine of US$500 if his actions do not constitute a more serious offense. 2. The fined agency would be ordered to issue the originally authorized and registered copy – sample until the proposed alteration is legally approved. 3. Any media that undertakes an alteration in its media and broadcasts information would pay a fine amounting to US$1000 if the committed actions do not constitute a more serious offense. Art. 15 Prove of Falsification. 1. Legal actions prescribed by the law would be taken against any media agency falsifying the registered authorization or publicizing materials not corresponding with the conditions under which the registration was authorized. Art. 16 Dissemination of fictitious information. The media agencies should avoid disseminating fictitious information and denouncement contrary to the dignity of the Somali citizen, person, organization, business entity or the state where any media organization disseminating such information would:a) Provide a written apology and correction of the information (see column I of the first page) that was publicized or the broadcasted program through the radio within a period not exceeding 48 hours immediately after the complains reached.. a) b) Allow the citizen or the organization to give a response to the defaming information without any payable charges where the response will be publicized in the same column and page in which the defaming information was printed earlier or should be broadcasted in the same radio program the information was released. The contents of the response should not be abridged and should convey fully the significance of the response... C) In case a citizen, or an organization was defamed or fictitious information was released declined to accept the provided apology they will have the right to raise their case to the competent court. d) The person broadcasting or publicizing unlawful information constituting an offense committed through the media would be accountable for his actions. e) The media organization is not permitted to release information amounting to denouncements about a Deceased persons or a person of unsound mind. In case this occurs the prescriptions of sections a, b, and c, of this article would be applicable where the direct heirs will have to raise the case to a competent court. Art. 17 Compensation. !" # " *