specify the volume, part, issue, or installment in which these passages occur.
9/ An order for the Impoundment of a periodical
or book shall relate only to copies intended for dissemination. The police shall execute an
impoundment order forthwith.
10/ The prosecutor shall be legally liable for a malicious exercise his powers under this
article
43. Manner of Instituting and Hearing Mass Media Related Cases
1/ Unless the attorney general decides otherwise any person who is suspected of
committing an offence through the mass media shall be brought before the court without
being remanded for further investigation in accordance with Article (59)/2/ and /3/ of the
Criminal Procedure Code.
2/The Court having jurisdiction over the case shall commence the hearing of the case within
15 days from the filing of the charge.
3/ The court shall cause the accused person to obtain a copy of the charge ,together with a
copy of other evidences, if any ,at least five days before the commencement of the trial..
4/The court shall pronounce its judgment within one month from the commencement of the
trial.
5/ Where the accused person has not been duly summoned because he was not found at
his address, the court shall order the publication of the summons notifying that the hearing
shall proceed in his absence should he fail to appear within seven days.
6/Where the person is not satisfied by the judgment given in default, he may lodge an
appeal in accordance with Article 44 .
7/save otherwise for prosecutions for false accusations and defamation against the
constitutionally established legislative, executive or judicial authorities prosecutions for
defamation and false accusation committed against individuals or private organization
through the mass media shall be instituted and conducted by the private complainants.
8/The court shall, cause the copy of the judgment it renders pursuant to sub-article
(4) of this article to be sent to the Ministry of Information or concerned Information Bureau of
the Regional state..