IMC Launches Investigation on Tumac Radio And Citizens Radio For Alleged Broadcast Link With Attempted Coup

The Independent Media Commission (IMC) has launched an investigation into an alleged broadcast made by Tumac Radio and Citizen Radio that is linked with the November 26th attempted coup in Freetown.

According to IMC, the timing of the alleged broadcast during that crucial and challenging moment posed serious security threats to national peace and stability and also had the potency to incite violence and unrest, enhance the spread of false information, tighten public anxiety, and undermine national cohesion.

IMC also stated that the allegation if confirmed contravene the IMC Act of 2020 and its Print and Electronic Regulation 2022, adding that the commission will not tolerate such acts.

The commission stated that findings and outcomes of the investigations and decisions by the commission will be made public.

The IMC urged all media houses and practitioners in print and electronic media to strictly abide by the IMC Act 2022 and the Print and Electronic Media Regulations of 2022 at all times.

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| 2023-11-30 03:24:24

The thing affect us now, is those that had opportunities to runaway during the war, are the ones talking about taking over. The Sierra Leonean people had grown above all those nonsense. The people had experienced it all. That's why every time they tried they don't get support. Even if they had gone to state house, the people will remove them. Let them AFRC. And those were deadly more than them. Now dem don done.
| 2023-11-29 23:53:05

Hmmmm dis country taya me
| 2023-11-29 23:52:16

Hmmmm dis country taya
Abdulai Karim kebe | 2023-11-29 23:09:01

Bros, those guys were not ready for the state house. It would have fallen easily. Trust the process
| 2023-11-29 22:49:52

Most of ower Africa leaders take things like Western world , if you want to be an African leader , you should not be soft , you should be a jonter , let your word be a meaning to each and every one ,but trust Sierra Leone an president too soft , he is not active at all, president Bio need to wake up as a man
| 2023-11-29 22:23:18

Yes that's a good one because, on the 26 November citizens, radio was the first to broadcast with an audio saying that the people had taken over the state that woke me up from my sleep to get it clearly IMC take actions if found them one thing.