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Shafaq News-
Baghdad
Iraq’s
Communications and Media Commission (CMC) issued a formal warning on Monday to
political analyst Fattah al-Sheikh following comments he made on a satellite
broadcast that the regulator deemed a violation of broadcasting standards.
The warning
was prompted by remarks al-Sheikh made Sunday evening on “Ma’a Mulla
Talal,” a program aired on satellite channel UTV, in which he said:
“Iran is the crown of every Iraqi’s head.”
The
Commission ruled that the statement fell under the category of incitement to
violence and hatred and issued the formal warning on that basis.
Last March,
the CMC also issued a warning to the UTV channel over content aired in the same
program.
According to
the Iraqi Association for Defending Press Freedom, the Commission suspended
five political television programs, fined three media outlets, warned two Arab
broadcasters, and restricted 18 media figures between Dec. 1 and May 31. It
described the measures as “unconstitutional,” criticizing CMC’s head for
“granting himself powers to issue suspension, blocking, and financial penalty
decisions.”