Broadcaster in China with false death report of Jiang Zemin
Due to a false report about the alleged death of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, a Hong Kong television station must pay a fine equivalent to approximately 35,500 Swiss francs.
The broadcaster ATV must pay the fine for a report broadcast on July 6. This was announced by the responsible authority on Tuesday, according to SDA. ATV had not acted quickly enough to withdraw the false report.
The station had broadcast its report amid speculation that Jiang had already died or was about to die. The reason for the speculation was that he had stayed away from a celebration to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party.
