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In its Communication Regulatory Commission and the Press in Iraq (CMC, according to its acronym in English) accuses the satellite television channels of “exaggerating things, of giving false information to appeals to the violation of the law and attacking security forces. “chains were criticized for having” openly promoted terrorist organizations “banned in Iraq and” endangering the democratic process “in the country.

The suspension, which took effect immediately, affecting mainly Sunni channels known for criticizing the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Altogether addition to Al-Jazeera, the decision affected eight chains Sunni and Shiite channel.

Al Jazeera, which was not advised of the suspension of advance, said he had been “shocked” and urged the Iraqi government to “maintain freedom for the media reporting of important events that take place in Iraq. “

” The fact that so many chains have been suspended while a decision is evidence that indiscriminate “reads the statement of the chain.

Sunni lawmaker Dahfir to -Ani, quoted by The Washington Post, described the extent of Iraqi government’s attempt to “cover up the bloodshed that took place in Hawija and what is happening elsewhere in the country.”

A wave of violence erupted in Iraq this April 23 when security forces attacked a group of demonstrators protesting against the Shiite government in Hawija, near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. In response, it launched attacks against the army and violence recorded in three days that have left more than 169 dead and over 300 injured.