Kotu ta dakatar da NBC daga ci tarar tara, tare da yin barazanar sanya takunkumi kan tashoshin watsa labarai
Babbar Kotun Tarayya da ke zamanta a Legas ta umarci Hukumar Yada Labarai ta Kasa (NBC) da ta daina amfani da dokar NBC da kuma ka’idar yada labarai ta Najeriya wajen sanya tara, da barazanar sanya takunkumi, muzgunawa da kuma tsoratar da gidajen yada labarai da sauran kafafen yada labarai masu zaman kansu a cikin kasar nan.
Kotun ta bayyana cewa Hukumar NBC da jami’anta ba su da hurumin zartar da hukunci ba bisa ka’ida ba ba tare da izini ba, ciki har da tara, dakatarwa, janye lasisi ko kowane nau’i na hukunci ko wace hanya ce ga gidajen watsa labarai masu zaman kansu don inganta samun damar samun bayanai daban-daban kan batutuwan. muhimmancin jama’a.
An yanke hukuncin ne a watan Yuni. Mai shari’a Nicholas Oweibo ya biyo bayan karar da kungiyar kare hakkin zamantakewa da tattalin arziki (SERAP) da Cibiyar Innovation da Ci gaban Jarida (CJID) suka gabatar. An samu kwafin gaskiya na hukuncin a ranar Juma’ar da ta gabata.
Karar ta biyo bayan hukuncin da NBC ta yanke a shekarar 2022 na ci tarar Naira miliyan 5 kowannensu a gidajen Talabijin na Trust TV, Multichoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes Limited da TelcCom Satellite Limited, kan shirinsu na ta’addanci a kasar.
Hukumar ta NBC ta yi ikirarin cewa faifan fim din yana daukaka ayyukan ‘yan bindiga, da zagon kasa ga tsaron kasa a Najeriya, kuma sun saba wa kundin tsarin yada labaran Najeriya.
A hukuncin da ya yanke, Mai shari’a Oweibo ya ce, Batun yankin SERAP da CJID na bukatar a warware tun farko kasancewar matsala ce ta kololuwa. Yana da kyau cewa Bayanin Da’awar dole ne ya bayyana sha’awar mai gabatar da kara wanda ya isa ya tufatar da shi/ta da ikon da ake bukata na gabatar da kara.
Mai shari’a Oweibo ya kuma bayyana cewa, an baiwa SERAP da CJID rikon kwarya. Duban tanade-tanaden Dokokin 2009 na Muhimman Haƙƙoƙi Tasirin Aiwatarwa musamman ƙa’idodin gabatarwa ga Dokokin, babban abin da ake buƙata na locus standi ya ƙare. SERAP da CJID ba masu shiga tsakani ba ne.
A cewar mai shari’a Oweibo, Na duba takardar shaidar goyon bayan karar, wanda a cikin wannan shari’ar ya tsaya a madadin sanarwar da’awa. Idan aka yi la’akari da muhimman hukunce-hukuncen SERAP da CJID da kuma takardar da ke nuna goyon bayansu, za a ga cewa wannan lamari ne da ya shafi al’umma.”
Mai shari’a Oweibo ya yi watsi da korafe-korafen da lauyan NBC ya gabatar tare da tabbatar da hujjojin SERAP da CJID. Don haka, kotun ta yanke hukunci a kan SERAP da CJID da kuma NBC.
Hukuncin Mai Shari’a Oweibo, mai kwanan ranar 13 ga Yuni, 2024, ya karanta a wani bangare cewa: Wannan wani mataki ne da ke zargin take hakkin SERAP da CJID na ‘yancin fadin albarkacin baki, samun damar bayanai da ‘yancin yada labarai da kuma sauraron shari’ar gaskiya a karkashin sashi na 22, 36 da 39. na Kundin Tsarin Mulkin Najeriya 1999 kamar yadda aka gyara.
