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1/ Anyone who has contravened the provisions of
articles 7(1)-(3) shall be punished with a fine
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of not less than 20,000 birr and not exceeding
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2/ Any publisher of a periodical or broadcaster
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who, in violation of article 6(2) ,failed to
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appoint a responsible editor, failed to comply
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with obligations set out under article9(6) or
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violates the obligations provided under article
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10 shall be punished with a fine up to 15,000
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3/ Where an editor in chief or program editor has
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improperly failed to publish or broadcast a
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reply or correction sent to the mass media
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pursuant to article 40 of this Proclamation,
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shall be fined up to 15,000 birr.
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4/ Any person who violates article 6(1) or article 8
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5/ If in an offence committed through a mass
media the defendant is convicted, the court
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may ,up on request by the party ,issue an order
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for the verdict to be published in that mass
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6/ The court may issue an injunction forbidding
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further dissemination of mass media output
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in respect of which a conviction or order of
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impoundment has been issued.
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1/ Subject to Article 28(1) of the Constitution, no
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criminal proceeding for an offence committed
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through a periodical may be instituted after the
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lapse of one year from the date when the
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offending matter was published.
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2/. For broadcasters, the period in sub-article (1)
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shall be six months from the date when the
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