SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 14 – In the run-up to a
no-vaccination, honor-system
UN General Assembly week that
started September 21, 2021
Inner City Press on September
13, 2021 applied to the United
Nations for access to ask
questions about public health,
UN corruption Cameroon, Haiti
and other issues. Receipt of
the application was
acknowledged on September 15 -
and then denied without any
reason given on January 10,
2022, photo here.
On January 13,
2022 Inner City Press asked
the Committee to Protect
Journalists, which often
partners with the UN, about
it, during a Zoom press
conference. On camera, the
question was not directly
answered. But afterward CPJ
sent Inner City Press this:
"While the UN can
reasonably assert that
violating known guidelines
could result in the loss of
credentials, it was not as
transparent as it could have
been throughout its
investigation. We would
encourage the UN to implement
a more transparent
investigation process for
incidents involving accredited
press, both resident or
non-resident. Any formal
process adopted by the UN for
reviewing credentials should
provide an opportunity where
the journalist is able to
respond to any allegations
made against them."
Inner City Press is asking the
UN about CPJ's "encouragement"
to belatedly provide due
process (and let Inner City
Press back in, with the state
media and retirees they have
in there). Inner City Press
has asked a number of people
at CPJ: "Noting "We would
encourage the UN to implement
a more transparent
investigation process for
incidents involving accredited
press, both resident" - be
aware in my case there was no
investigation and has been no
opportunity for review or
appeal since. This week the UN
denied my Sept 2021
application for accreditation
to enter to cover the UN
General Assembly with no
reason
given...
So I'm wondering what CPJ can
and will do to encourage the
UN, with which it has
communications and contacts,
to implement these
encouragement? Please let me
know." Watch this site.
Guterres and
others including but not
limited to USG Fleming have
been written to on my behalf
by the Quinn Emanuel law firm,
no response yet despite
confirmation of receipt, see here."
On
September 14 before the UN
noon briefing it was banned
from it asked Spokesperson
Stephane Dujarric, DGC chief
Melissa Fleming and others for
their response. Nothing.
On September 15
past 8 pm, this:
"From: malu
Date: Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at
8:02 PM Subject: Your U.N.
eAccreditation Request has
been RECEIVED
Greetings Matthew Lee,
This is to confirm the United
Nations Media Accreditation
and Liaison Unit (M.A.L.U.) at
New York Headquarters has
received your request for
accreditation. Upon
processing,
a
notification email (to the
email address registered with
the requestwill provide the
status update, to confirm an
approval or rejection, and any
additional information which
may be
required.
If you have not received a
transmission from us within
two working days, you may
contact our office(s) With
kind regards, Media
Accreditation and Liaison
Unit."
Then, after more
questions about Guterres and
Ghislaine Maxwell (and UNSC
President Mona Juul and
Epstein), and a UNAT decision
slaming lifelong bans, this
denial without reason given:
From: malu malu
[at[ un [dot] org
Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at
3:10 PM
Subject: U.N. eAccreditation
request for Matthew Lee Ref#
M58355547 has been declined
To: innercitypress
Greetings Matthew
Lee from Inner City
Press, Your media
accreditation request, with
reference no: M58355547, has
been declined for the
following
reason:
With kind
regards,
Media
Accreditation and Liaison Unit
(MALU)
www.un.org/malu • malu@un.org
• @UNMediaLiaison
•
+1-212-963-6934
Watch this site.
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