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Statev.Johnstone:Charge:CrimenInuriaSAPS:CT:CAS1340/7/07SAPS:George:CAS572/02HC-CPDAppealA696-04
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Time:02:35:40PMRecipient:IPressOmbudsmanMr.ThloloeCompany:
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ThePressCouncilofSAFaxNumbl!r:011-4843619
011-4843618/2
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By:
LaraJohnstoneCompany:SQWormsFaxNumber:044-8707239VoiceNumber:071-1701954TotalNo.Pages:9Subject:IOfficialComplainttothePressCouncilofSouthAfrica:ThePressOmbudsman
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ComplatBriefOverview:SAPAallegedguiltyof:
(i)
ErroneousReporti&RefusaltoImpartiallyEnquireintoErrors,orCorrectitsErroneosReporting;(ii)Reporting&'CredibleNews'selection,thatisPredispsedtoExtremeBiasandPrejudice;and(iii)fraudulentrepresetation,of"IfSAPAknows...SouthAfricaKnows..."
 
LaraJohnstone16TaaibosAve,George,Heatherpark,6529
TellFax:(044)8707239
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OfficialCdmplainttothePressCouncilofSouthAfrica:ThePressOmbudsman:
comPlaintfrief
Overview:SAPAallegedguiltyof:(i)ErroneousReporting
&
RefusaltoImpartilyEnquireintoErrors,orCorrectitsErroneousReporting;(ii)Reporting
&
'CrediblNews'selection,thatisPredisposedtoExtremeBiasandPrejudice;and(iii)frauduentrepresentation,of"IfSAPAknows...SouthAfricaKnows..."
PleaseTakeflbticeoftheDetailsofthisComplaint:
lainantandRespondentDetails:
Complainant:LaraJohnstoneRespondent:SouthAfricanPressAssociation:Editor:Mr.MarkvanderVelden
2.
PUbltation
NewsArticleDetails:
Dte:19July2007PblishedTitle:
WomanDefiesCourtoverRudeDeLilleSMS's
(AnnexA:hto://mvbroadband.co.za/news/Cellular/698.html;PDFcopyavailableinAnnexF:
ourableTransparencyRSAMediaEnquiry)
SfPADetails:Title:
AllegedTextPestSentforObservation
(AnnexB:PDFCopyavailablea:http://crimeninuria.blogspot.com/2009
1061
disclosure-email-i-request-to-sapa-news.html)
3.Ove,viewofSubstanceofComplaint,intermsofComplaintsProcedures1.3:
aJTheComplainantallegesthattheRespondents'Report:1.Containserroneousinformation,whichtheRespondentRefusestoCorrect;if.Isextremelybiasedandonesided,onbehalfoftheState(Prosecution),inthematterreportedon;
iii.
LacksanythoroughimpartialenquiryintoalternativeinterpretationsandperspectivesofeventsfromtheDefendant;andisaccordinglynotbalancedandfairreporting.
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Furthermore:iv.itappearsplausibletheRespondentiseithernegligently,orworse,intentionally,involvedindeliberatelywithholdingfromtheSouthAfricanpeople(theirreadersandsubscribers)theinformationprovidedtothem,of:1.SAPSInspectorChristians'illegalarrestofComplainant,withoutanyvalidandlegalArrestWarrant,orOutstandingWarrants,signedbyaMagistrate.v.CourtOfficialsintentionalandmaliciousdistributionoffraudulentlyfalseinformationtotheRespondentsJournalist,impugningtheDefendantsPsychologicalIntegrity,byimplyingthatevidenceexistedinaccordancewithCriminalProcedureAct
§
77-79;namelyallegingthattheAccusedlackedtheCapacitytoUnderstandProceedingsasaresultofMentalIllness;whentheywerefullycognisantofthefactthattheywerenotinpossessionofanysuchwrittenevidentiaryreports.Additionally;vi.TheComplainantallegesthattheRespondent'sLegalRepresentation,astotheircommitmenttodispersalofanycrediblenews,withoutanywithholding,biasorprejudiceontheirpart,bytheimplicationconveyedin"IfSAPAknows...SouthAfricaknows..."representsfraud,intermsoftheRespondentsprejudicedandbiasedchoicesofwhichstoriestoreporton,andwhichtointentionallypretenddonotexist.SAPA'schoicesonwhattoreportonrepresentsadecisionbytheRespondenttodeliberatelywithholdcertaininformationandcrediblenews,fromitssubscribers;therefore'IfSAPAknows...SouthAfricaknows••."isnotaccurateortrue.Amoreaccurateandtruerepresentationwouldbe"IfSAPAprejudicedecidesSouthAfricashouldknow..SouthAfricaknows;ifSAPA'sprejudicedecidesSouthAfricashouldnotknow..thenSouthAfricadoesnotknow...;whatSouthAfricaknows..isdependentonSAPA'sprejudicedchoices."1.TheRespondentswebsite(http://sapaihb7.sapa.org.za/),statesamongotherthingsthat:"IfSAPAKNOWS..SOUTHAFRICAKNOWS.•)andthatitprovidesitsreaders(viaitssubscribers)with"consistent,reliableandcrediblebreakingnews"
if
sapaknows,..SouthAfricaknows...
4.
Detafls
of
ErrorsAllegedinRespondentsReport,
of
19
July2007:
al
ReportsErroneousPsychiatricObservationAllegation:TheDefendantwasnotsentforPsychiatricObservation,onthedayalleged,neithersubsequentthereto,onanyday,inthismatter;andaccordinglythereisno'PsychiatricAssessment'thathasbeenhandedintothecourt,onSeptember22,priorthereto,orsubsequentthereto.AccordinglythefollowingstatementsintheReportareerroneous:
AwomanwhoallegedlysentrudeSMSmessagestopoliticianPatriciadeLitle
.....
wassentforpsychiatricobservation
on
Thursday.JohnstonewasremandedinherabsencetoSeptember
22,
whenherpsychiatricassessmentistobehandedtothecourt.
TheRespondentconsiderstheallegedinformationfromtheProsecutionthattheComplainant(Defendant)wassentforpsychiatricobservationworthyofbeinga'crediblenewsreport';yettheinformationfromtheDefendantthat(i)nodocumentationexistsinthismatterregardingtherequireddueprocessproceduresasrequiredintheCriminalMattersAmendmentAct;(ii)theDefendantwasneversentforpsychologicalobservation,andaccordinglynosuchPsychiatricAssessmentexists,norcoulditbehandedintothe
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