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Summons against GN scribes still stand, say police

SHARJAH — Sharjah Police said yesterday they had followed legal and normal procedures in investigating a complaint filed against a Gulf News reporter by a fellow journalist working for a TV station, who claimed she was quoted without her knowledge or consent by the newspaper.

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Afkar Ali Ahmed

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Published: Fri 17 Jun 2005, 11:48 AM

Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 8:01 PM

Lieutenant-General Salih Al Mutawa, Director-General of Sharjah Police, told Khaleej Times in the wake of reaction to the banning of Gulf News reporter Basma Al Jandaly from travelling abroad via Dubai International Airport, that although the travel ban had been lifted on instructions from Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Interior, the reporter and her colleague Duraid Al Baik are still required to respond to summons of Sharjah Police to investigate the complaint filed against them. “The lifting of travel ban does not mean that the case against them has been dropped. The circular and arrest order was issued by Sharjah Police because the Gulf News reporters refused to respond to notices of summons sent to them by Al Gharb Sharjah Police Station after a complaint lodged by one of the victims of the Sharjah stalker claimed that the reporter had quoted her without her permission by reporting false and fabricated information,” he said, adding that it was the duty of the police to investigate and verify any claim or complaint lodged by any citizen or resident.

“We followed legal procedures applicable in such cases to all UAE residents and citizens. Sharjah police adopted the routine procedures taken when an offender refuses to cooperate with the police for interrogation on a case filed against him or her,” he explained.

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