As such general-secretary V Anbalagan (right)
called on inspector-general of police Ismail Omar to explain why
journalists were apparently targetted during yesterday’s rally.“Media workers could be identified by their press tags...(so) why were they targeted yesterday? Is it to confiscate photos or footage which would have put (the police) in a very bad light?” he asked.
Speaking to Malaysiakini, he added that media personnel were carrying out their duties to “provide news coverage of an event which was closely followed by the public yesterday”.
NUJ also urged all media personnel who were roughed up, either by police or the public, and had their property harmed or seized, to lodge police reports.
Meanwhile, PKR has slammed the prime minister for “unprecedented” attacks and arrests of journalists covering the Bersih 3.0 rally yesterday.
“ It is clear that the press were systematically and deliberately targeted by the police force.
“Such
coordinated and sustained attacks could not have been carried out
without orders from the police leadership and the Home Ministry,” said
PKR vice-president N Surendran (left) in a statement today.“Prime Minister Najib and his government must take full responsibilty for the criminal acts against the press,” he added.
Yesterday Malaysiakini journalist Koh Jun Lin was arrested along with several other members of the press while covering the rally at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur.
Koh's memory card containg photographs of the rally were confiscated, while another photographer said police destroyed his memory card after he refused to delete photographs of a melee.
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