Outrage over judge’s gagging order against Mediapart investigation

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Following the extraordinary gagging order issued by a Paris judge last Friday to prevent Mediapart from publishing a report on a serious political scandal surrounding Gaël Perdriau, mayor of the French town of Saint-Étienne, numerous fellow journalists, the legal profession, rights groups and cross-party members of both houses of the French parliament have expressed their outrage.

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The gagging order handed by a Paris judge to prevent Mediapart from publishing a report on a political scandal of national public interest has been met with outrage among fellow journalists, the legal profession, rights groups and members of both houses of the French parliament.