Only two months after its creation, the Congolese media regulation body, CSAC, is already in the firing line of press freedom activists. The nongovernmental organisation Journalist in Danger (JED) has called for its immediate abolition.
“We are demanding the effective abolition of the Higher Council for Broadcasting and Communications (CSAC) by President Kabila. This body has proved incapable of assuming its independence”, declares JED General Secretary, Tshivis Tshivuadi. The demand comes after “numerous cases of interference by politicians and security services in the affairs of the media”.
