ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Sunday 23 February 2014 23 Rabial II 1435 - Volume 18 Number 5984 Price: QR2 G20 to set Al Attiyah, target for Bernacchini global growth win rally Business | 17 Sport | 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Ooredoo accuses Ukraine president removed regulator of bias ictQatar orders removal of ‘4G For Free Forever’ ads DOHA: In an unusual move, dismiss the “4G For Free Forever,” subscriptions from February 2, leading telecommunications campaign, ictQatar said in a 2014 and thereafter should be services provider Ooredoo has posting on its website on Friday: reimbursed the complete value of openly questioned a decision of “The CRA (Communications the subscriptions of the 4G key. ictQatar, the telecommunica- Regulatory Authority) has con- Ooredoo responded to the tions regulator, to remove all ducted its own analysis of the ‘4G decision by claiming that it had advertisements for Oreedoo’s For Free Forever’ and has con- taken every effort to ensure that ongoing ‘4G For Free Forever’ cluded that the advertisement is customers fully understood the campaign. The move has put misleading and creates the percep- offer. “In addition to outdoor both on a collision course, with tion that the 4G service and data advertising, the company held Ooredoo accusing the regulator are for free. a press conference, had print of bias. According to tariff filing, it is advertising across media and More than 20 days after the only the 4G key that is free and kept an extremely active social launch of the campaign, the reg- the subscribers are to be charged media and online campaign. In Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko addresses anti-government protesters in Independence Square ulator on Friday said that the for data as per the data tariff addition, Ooredoo’s whole fam- yesterday after she was freed and parliament voted to remove President Viktor Yanukovich. See also page 10 advertisements were “inaccurate” lodged and approved by CRA.” ily of customer support staff in and “misleading”. Ooredoo yester- Ooredoo launched its advertise- shops and at its Contact Centre day denied the charges and alleged ment campaign for the 4G free briefed customers on the service that by going public with its deci- plan on January 30, 2014. Under in a fully transparent way,” the sion to suspend the campaign, the the plan, the company is offer- company said. Envoy denies regulator was creating confusion ing free the 4G key, for which “Each of these channels worked Two departments in the market. post-paid customers were earlier together to ensure that customers Dubbing the move unfair, charged QR60 per month and pre- were fully aware that Ooredoo’s arrest of Qataris Ooredoo even called for a public paid customers QR15 per week. 4G key was now being made avail- DOHA: Qatar has denied a discussion on the role of the regu- The regulator said that it had able for free and that terms and transferred from media report of the arrest lator in the growing telecommu- asked Ooredoo to remove all pro- conditions applied for the con- of six Qataris at Benghazi nications market in the country. motional materials for the 4G sumption and use of data, in line airport in Libya with false Ooredoo went to the extent of campaign and to rectify the adver- with global standards…. To date, papers and cash. Sheikh saying that it was ready to make tisement to clearly state that only Ooredoo has not received a single Mohamed bin Nasir Al public in the coming weeks “the the 4G key is free. The advertise- complaint from any customer who culture to sports Thani, Qatar’s ambassador process and policy failures that ment should also mention that feels misled or who did not under- to Libya, said the report was have prevented customers receiv- “data tariffs are applicable along stand the terms and conditions,” it DOHA: Following the Emiri ministries, and a lot of depart- totally baseless. ing the full benefit of new services, with other terms and conditions added, claiming that the campaign decisions on restructuring of ments remain unchanged. Reuters had earlier reported and have impeded the penetration that apply to this offer.” was a big success. ministries, public authorities New departments carved out at that Libyan police had arrested of new technology across Qatar.” According to the regulator, Continued on page 3 and foundations, the Minister the Ministry of Environment are six Qataris at Benghazi air- Explaining its decision to customers who have paid for 4G THE PENINSULA of Youth and Sports, H E Salah Department for Climate Change port yesterday as they tried to bin Ghanem Al Ali, has issued a and Department for Industrial board a plane to Turkey using decision to set up a committee. Inspection and Combating forged Libyan passports and The committee will facilitate Pollution. carrying almost $146,000. shifting of two departments (for The Department for Climate Libyans do not need a visa centres and activities) from the Change will propose policies and for Turkey, which is linked Ministry of Culture, Arts and make plans and programmes to to Benghazi by daily flights. Mursi urges ‘revolution’ in Egypt Heritage to the Ministry of Youth cut emissions that cause climate Security is often lax at the and Sports, Al Sharq reports. change, encourage use of clean small airport. The six men CAIRO: Egypt’s deposed presi- since the military overthrew him “The head of the coup, the Senior officials like heads of energy, and review and approve were held as they were about dent Mohamed Mursi yesterday in July, after just one year in office. defence minister, has killed more departments and their depu- clean energy programmes and to board a Turkish Airlines urged supporters from a court- “The revolution of the people than 3,000 people in the streets. ties are expected to move to projects to protect the environ- flight to Istanbul, from where room dock to continue their won’t stop — continue your peace- He is the one who killed them and their assigned departments ment. It will encourage national they had an onward book- “revolution”, as a protest move- ful revolution,” said Mursi during it was not investigated, but he will soon, followed by the rest of the initiatives related to climate ing to Doha, according to ment demanding his reinstate- the second hearing of the trial, one be held accountable,” said Mursi. employees. change and follow up and imple- the report. ment shrinks before a fierce of three under way for the leader. Defence lawyer Kamal Mandour Employees on tenterhooks ment international pacts on cli- THE PENINSULA police crackdown. Speaking from inside a glass demanded that Sisi be investigated awaiting the Emir decisions now mate change. The defiant call came during cage, Mursi also insisted that he for “toppling the regime” of Mursi feel relaxed. Some employees The Department for Industrial Mursi’s trial on charges related to remains the “president” of Egypt. and for detaining him. are happy that public relations Inspection and Combating jailbreaks and attacks on police, “I am present here by force,” he Mursi and 130 other defend- units have been turned into full- Pollution has been authorised as a separate court acquitted six said. ants including Palestinian and fledged departments, as happened to inspect industries and firms Iraq militants police officers of killing protesters He also blamed Field Marshal Lebanese militants are charged in the Ministry of Culture, Arts dealing in dangerous materials, during the 2011 uprising against Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the army with organising jailbreaks and and Heritage, and the General inspect firms that deal with radi- occupy town his predecessor Hosni Mubarak. chief who led his overthrow and attacking police stations during Retirement and Social Insurance oactive substances, and certify BAGHDAD: Militants shot Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood who is expected to stand in and the 2011 revolt against Mubarak. Authority. companies complying with envi- down a helicopter yesterday and still stages diminishing weekly win presidential elections this The trial was adjourned to The Emiri decisions made ronment protection rules after briefly occupied a town. protests despite a crackdown that spring, for the bloodshed across February 24. minor changes in some depart- inspecting their premises. All four crew members were has killed more than 1,400 people Egypt. AFP ments of the restructured THE PENINSULA killed when their helicopter was downed during a reconnaissance flight over the town of Karma in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, Syria’s tragedy where the army is engaged in a standoff with anti-government Bouteflika to seek fourth term fighters. Late on Friday, dozens of militants in SUVs drove into ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the aging the small town of Al Sainiyah, independence veteran who suffered a stroke last year, will run in near Baiji, some 180km north of April’s election, the government said yesterday, in a vote likely to Baghdad, after bombing the local hand him a fourth term in power. police headquarters, and fought Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said Bouteflika, 76, had decided troops for several hours over- to run. State news agency APS said he had registered his candidacy night, witnesses said. with the interior ministry, 10 days before the March 4 deadline to do so. REUTERS Backed by the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) party, unions and other FLN allies, Bouteflika is almost sure to be re-elected. See also page 6 Venezuela unrest kills student, biker CARACAS: A female student and a young supermarket worker were the latest fatalities from Venezuela’s political unrest as the death toll from 10 days of violence rose yesterday to at least eight.