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Under the draft Defamation Ordinance — 2002, submitted to the Federal Cabinet for approval, journalists, editors and publishers will have no right to produce any official document, summary or other required papers to substantiate the validity of their stories or assertions in the court of law, The News reported today. The accused journalist will be required to satisfy the prosecution in the form of ``apology'' or ``fine''. It is feared that after the promulgation of this Ordinance, it will become practically impossible for the media people to file independent and investigative stories based on official documents. The thrust of the entire Ordinance is on seeking apologies from the reporters, editors and publishers and getting it published in case they fail to satisfy the plaintiff, the daily said. The district session judge will hear the cases and decide them within four months, while the High Court could be approached for a review petition. Pakistan is also working on the draft of Freedom of Information Ordinance but the Government has preferred to first promulgate the defamation law to rein in the working journalists, the paper noted. — UNI
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