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Gabon: information site 241 faces suspension from high communication authority

Gabon: information site 241 faces suspension from high communication authority

Gabon: suspension du site d’information 241 par la Haute Autorité de la communication

The High Communication Authority (HAC) has taken decisive action, suspending the Info 241 news website. This move follows the publication of a controversial article titled: « Lanlaire exposes Oligui: €150,000 offered, compromising videos, bisexuality, 20 billion squandered… » The individual referred to as Lanlaire is Anges Landry Mbeng, a Gabonese influencer residing in France.

HAC asserts that the Info 241 article disseminated « injurious, scandalous, and exceptionally virulent statements concerning the President of the Republic and his family. » The authority maintains that the media outlet failed to adhere to legal provisions, leading to its indefinite suspension.

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In response, Info 241 issued a statement, accusing HAC of acting erroneously « without even reviewing the article that prompted its latest impulsive decision. »

The situation has sparked extensive discussion across the nation. Numerous supporters of President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema have publicly called for legal proceedings against Lanlaire and those implicated with him.