Publishers' Association Denounces 'Immoral and Condemnable' Content Broadcast by Algerian Channel Echourouk

13 February 2021 Printable Version

Rabat - National Association of Media and Publishers (ANME) denounced the "immoral" and "condemnable" content broadcast by the Algerian official channel "Echourouk" attacking Moroccan institutions, headed by the monarchic institution.

Publication directors and heads of media outlets affiliated with the ANME deplore the cheap and immoral level reached by this channel funded by Algerian taxpayers in its treatment of the person of the King, who enjoys respect and esteem in Morocco and elsewhere, the Association said in a statement.

ANME warns the said channel and all official media in Algeria that the immoral and despicable attacks against Moroccan institutions, headed by the Monarchic Institution, are condemnable acts that are a far cry from the ethics of journalism and media.

Similarly, the Association cautions against persisting in this provocation against "the Father of the Nation, Guarantor of its stability and Protector of its borders," the statement added, noting that any attack on the person of the King is an attack against all Moroccans inside and outside Morocco.

When dealing with foreign affairs and relations with neighbors, the main function of the media is to present relevant content serving brotherly rapprochement and cooperation and, in the worst cases, to refrain from harming others and "getting bogged down in the swamp of perfidy and insults."

Unfortunately, the Algerian media and TV stations have specialized for years in this kind of behavior. Today, their treatment of everything concerning Morocco and its institutions boils down to a crude mockery attempt at the person of the King.

This action cannot go unnoticed under the pretext of freedom of speech which does not even exist in Algeria, the ANME said.

The Association calls in this context all Moroccan media, whether public or private, to continue to defend the unity of the Kingdom and to support the institutions of the country in its sacred endeavor for the completion of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom. "This struggle is ours all and we must be more than ever united until victory," it added.

ANME also calls on the wise men of Algeria in the media field to condemn this abject behavior emanating from Echourouk and to respect the ethics of journalism in dealing with the affairs of Morocco, especially with the monarchic institution that is seen by Moroccans as a red line.