BEIRUT:
Elections to be held later this month for a new executive council of the
Journalists Union are illegal, two media groups charged Wednesday.
The
League of Media Faculty Alumni from the Lebanese University and the Press Club
issued a statement in which they complained that the official call for
elections was issued by the Journalists Union council, “whose legitimacy has
been challenged” with the judiciary.
“The
call for elections is null and void,” the organizations said, urging Mohammad
Baalbeki, the head of the Press Federation, which represents the owners of
newspapers and periodicals, to intervene in the matter.
The two groups said the
Journalists Union should be purged of undeserving members before any election
takes place. Members of the Journalists Union’s council have pledged to
undertake such reforms following the elections on May 29.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/May-17/173654-journalists-unions-polls-slammed-as-illegal.ashx#axzz1v2XdY2Xy
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