A federal judge Wednesday issued an injunction prohibiting Springfield pirate radio operator Mbanna Kantako from making further unlicensed broadcasts and allowing authorities to keep radio equipment confiscated last week from Kantako's home.
Wednesday's preliminary injunction is based on evidence that Kantako's Human Rights Radio signal has interfered with communications between pilots and air traffic controllers at Capital Airport. It sets the stage for an eventual trial at which the government will attempt to make the ruling permanent. No date has been set for the trial.
Kantako, representing himself in Wednesday's proceedings, was defiant during the hearing. He said requiring him to have a broadcasting license is a violation of his human rights, and he vowed to "communicate with my people by any means necessary."