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National security and access to information

Amendment No. 10 | Doc. 13293 | 01 October 2013

Committee
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Origin
2013 - Fourth part-session
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.7, insert the following paragraph:

"Recalling Recommendation (2000) 7 of the Committee of Ministers, the Assembly reiterates that the following measures should not be applied if their purpose is to circumvent the right of journalists not to disclose information identifying a source: (i) interception orders or actions concerning communication or correspondence of journalists or their employers, (ii) surveillance orders or actions concerning journalists, their contacts or their employers, or (iii) search or seizure orders or actions concerning the private or business premises, belongings or correspondence of journalists or their employers or personal data related to their professional work."