0R]DPELTXH BOX: Relevant Legislation that impacts on freedom of expression, Press and Access to Information in general Law Purpose of the Law Law n ° 18/91 of August 10, 1991 Press Law Lays down the principles governing the activities of the media and rights and duties of its employees. Regulates the registration of the print media and licensing regime for broadcasting. Law n ° 19/91 of August 18, 1991 Law of Crimes against State Security Includes provisions under which the crimes of defamation, libel and slander committed against the President, the President of the Assembly of the Republic, members of the Government, the Supreme Court judges and members of the Constitutional Council, as well as against MPs, magistrates, presidents and general secretaries of political parties (...) Decree n ° 22/92 of December 31, 1992 Operationalises the end of the state monopoly on broadcasting business by establishing the legal and technical conditions for access of the spectrum by other sectors. Decree No. 9/93 of June 22, 1993 Establishes criteria for participation of private and commercial sectors in the broadcasting sector Decree n ° 18/94 of June 16, 1994 Creates Radio Mozambique as a provider of public the service broadcasting. Decree n ° 19/94 of June 16, 1994 Creates Television of Mozambique as a provider of the television public service. Presidential Decree No. 4/95 from 16 from Outubro1995 Creates the Office of Information (GABINFO), successor entity of the Ministry of Information, working as technical advisory unit subordinated to the Prime Minister. Decree n ° 65/2004 of December 31, 2004 Adopts the Advertising Code. Law No. 12/79 De- Establishes the legal regime of the State Secret. cember 1979 shape12 tions, would issue this license. $EVHQFHRID%URDGFDVWLQJ /DZ One of the biggest legal vacuums in the media sector in Mozambique is in the broadcasting sub-sector. The Press Law currently in force focuses almost exclu- 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\" sively on the press. So, there is no specific regulation for radio, television and other media such as community radio or new media. 5DGLR Radio is the widest reaching and most influential source of news and in-