(1) Publication by any whatsoever of news, photographs, opinions concerning any pending preliminary inquiry shall, subject to the penalties provided for in section 169 of the Penal Code, be forbidden until the proceedings are closed by a no-case order or until the accused appears before the trial court upon a committal order by the Examining Magistrate.
(2) The same shall apply to any public expression of an opinion on the guilt of the accused.
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