[12/March/2010]
SANA'A, March 12 (Saba) - An official source in Ministry of Information has said that the satellite broadcasting equipments (SNG) of Al Jazeera and Al Arabia satellite channels were not authorized by the ministry.

The source told Saba that the two devices have not been confiscated but they would be returned where they came from.

The directors of Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabia offices know and understand this legal matter and they were requested to cooperate with the concerned authorities in the ministry to implement the law, the source added.

He pointed out that these two devices were reserved legally after the meeting, which included Director General of Information Department and Director General of Public Relations at the ministry and the directors of Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabic offices.

He denied any arbitrary or offensive practices accompanied the reservation process, unlike what has been promoted by Al-Jazeera.

The source welcomed any broadcasting devices of any satellite channel entered into the country legally and to be used to convey the real media message, and not to raise chaos and amplify the events in order to harm the public tranquility of the nation as it has recently happened on Al-Jazeera channel, which broadcasted pictures from the archives claiming that they were new pictures, a matter that reflects a travesty of reality and encourages the subversive and separatist elements targeting Yemen's security ,unity and social fabric.

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