Monday, 30 April 2012

Press groups demand immediate investigation into attacks on journalists

KUALA LUMPUR, Mon: Media groups are demanding an immediate probe into the police attacks on media personnel covering Saturday's Bersih 3.0 rally.

In a joint statement on Sunday, six media groups - the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia, Charter 2000-Aliran, Journalists Union of North Malaya, Penang Chinese Media Journalist and Photographers Association (PEWAJU), Penang Press Club and the Penang Press Employees Cooperative Society Limited - urged Prime Minister Najib Razak to conduct a thorough and swift investigation, and charge those responsible.

Nine journalists and photographers were named in the statement as having been attacked or arrested by police.

 
Source: Yahoo News

Jarumemas: Hmmm....did all of you provoke the police to attack and ill-treat the journalists and photographers?

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