Burkina Faso: Closed for non-payment of taxes, the media outlet “L’Evènement” begs for alms in a context marked by a humanitarian crisis.
“L’Evènement,” which was closed on Friday, June 2nd, by the tax authorities for fiscal reasons, is now turning to citizens affected by the global economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic and the security crisis, which has led to a humanitarian crisis. This comes at a time when the government itself struggles to mobilize funds to alleviate the conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Self-proclaimed as an investigative journal, “L’Evènement” has chosen, despite the highly sensitive socio-security context, not to conduct investigations into the enemy groups that are causing suffering among the population and their sponsors.
Instead, it has specialized in fictitious investigations and defamatory publications targeting political and security authorities and the collective fight.
Some wonder what this media outlet gains by sabotaging the efforts undertaken by the authorities to free a country in which it operates itself.
It is ironic and paradoxical that a company that has been operating since 2001 with a few employees struggles to fulfill its tax obligations, yet it issues strong criticisms and spreads nonsenses against a government that has been in power for less than 8 months in a country with a population of 22,100,683 plagued by years of insecurity.
It is now time for justice to investigate the morality of the promoters and managers of this media outlet, suspected by some observers of being complicit with terrorist groups or imperialist powers to undermine the liberation war and destabilize Burkina Faso.
The population is also called upon to play its part by categorically opposing this plea for alms and, instead, contributing to the war effort for a peaceful and secure country.
Sitou
