Criminal liability and civil liability are not prejudicial to administrative sanctions taken by the
Media High Council.
Section 3: Particular disciplinary measures
Article 91: Confiscation of written works or printed forms
Where an offence of print media is passed by the court, the court may order confiscation of
documents or printed material in case they are in circulation. The court may order the
withdrawal or destruction of all copies put out for sale, distributed or displayed to the public.
Withdrawal or destruction may only affect certain parts of copies so impounded.
Article 92: Confiscation of audiovisual recordings
When court confirms commission of an audiovisual press related offence, it may order
confiscation of any such audiovisual recordings.
Article 93: Notification of the decision of seizure
The decision of seizure shall be notified to the person whose documents and audio or audio
visual equipment have been seized and it shall indicate reasons for the seizure.
Article 94: Suspension of a media organ
In case an offence is convicted in accordance with Article 83 of this Law, the court shall decide
for the suspension of the media organ for three (3) months. In case of recidivism, the court may
order definitive closure.
TITLE V: TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 95: Deadline for fulfilling the requirements for being a professional journalist
Any person exercising the profession of a journalist who fails to meet the requirements for
being a professional journalist shall abide by these conditions within a period not exceeding
sixty (60) months following publication of this Law.
Article 96: Deadline for fulfilling the requirements of Article 24 of this Law
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 95 of this law, media organs in place before the
publication of this law in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda shall, within a period
not exceeding three (3) months as from publication of this law, have declared to the Media High
Council, the requirements referred to under Article 24 of this Law. However, as for the capital,
the deadline shall be twenty - four (24) months.
Article 97: Drafting, consideration and adoption of this Law
This Law was prepared, examined and adopted in Kinyarwanda