Freedom of the Press 2007: East Timor
26 March 2008
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The regional conference was themed “Strengthening collaboration, defending press freedom in Southeast Asia”.
Journalist Raimundos Oki is under investigation for violating judicial secrecy laws over his reporting on alleged police abuses.
The Minister of Justice has proposed to restore criminal defamation in the country’s penal code that was removed when the government adopted a new Press Code in 2014.