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Question 2
2. The XYZ Church was a relatively new religious group with fast-growing
membership. On January 22, 2025, ABC News published an investigative report
revealing that the leader of XYZ Church, Father Z, was actually the head of an
underground syndicate and a notorious swindler who was convicted of fraud charges
in the United States of America. The published report caused great agitation to XYZ
Church followers who threatened to harm ABC News, destroyed its properties, and
mauled the vendors who were selling copies of its newspaper containing the report.
Reacting to this spate of violence, Secretary of Justice X, on national television,
prohibited ABC News and other newspapers from re-publishing the questioned
report or they shall face charges in court. ABC News assailed the prohibition,
claiming that the same constitutes prior restraint against speech. Is the challenge
correct? Reason(s).
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