DOHA: Al Jazeera network has said it will take legal action against what it considered a deliberate effort to jam its satellite signal in Egypt.
The network said it had received a technical report compiled by Integral Systems, the global satellite company, revealing the source of the deliberate jamming that Al Jazeera has been continuously subject to since July 7 this year.
The report showed that the interference comes from three locations east of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, and that the fourth site is west of the capital. The report also confirmed that three of the four sites are in areas of military installations, Al Jazeera said in a statement yesterday.
The investigators found that jamming from that location began on July 7 and was focused on Al Jazeera’s Nile Sat frequencies, with the interference continuing.
“The Al Jazeera Network condemns the jamming of its operations and stresses that any attempt to disturb the broadcast will not affect the network’s quest to report facts and bring truth to viewers,” said the statement.
“In reaction to this clear violation of broadcasting rights, Al Jazeera has decided to take legal advice and action against those who are responsible for the jamming of the signal,” it added.
The technical jamming adds to the harassment Al Jazeera and its crews have been facing from the Egyptian authorities including intimidation, threats, judicial action, raids on Al Jazeera’s offices and imprisonment of some of its staff without any charges, said the statement.
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