Bhubaneswar, Feb. 23: Media Unity for Freedom of Press(MUFP) strongly condemns the physical assault by Sri Gour Prasad Das, manager of Cuttack Urban Co-operative Bank, of Jajpur, on Sri Abhay Pati, Reporter of Orissa Television(OTV), while covering the Vigilance raid on his house on 20th February, 2010.
It is noted that tainted functionaries in different sectors in increasing numbers are attacking journalists on duty.
MUFP strongly feels that lack of criminal action against such miscreants is the reason of increasing assault on Press.
We call upon the police to initiate action on this specific instance of use of physical force to intimidate the OTV Reporter by the exposed Bank manager in presence of vigilance sleuths.
The MUFP also urge upon the authorities of the concerned Bank to take immediate exemplary action against the erring manager so that in future none of the employees would dare to manhandle any journalist on duty.
We also suggest the vigilance police to reflect the crime of intimidation resorted to by the raided Bank manager in their charge sheet against the culprit.
For Media Unit for Freedom of Press
Prasanta Patnaik,
Rabi Das,
Sampad Mohapatra,
Subhas Chandra Patnaik,
Gopal Mohapatra,
Sudhir Patnaik,
It is noted that tainted functionaries in different sectors in increasing numbers are attacking journalists on duty.
MUFP strongly feels that lack of criminal action against such miscreants is the reason of increasing assault on Press.
We call upon the police to initiate action on this specific instance of use of physical force to intimidate the OTV Reporter by the exposed Bank manager in presence of vigilance sleuths.
The MUFP also urge upon the authorities of the concerned Bank to take immediate exemplary action against the erring manager so that in future none of the employees would dare to manhandle any journalist on duty.
We also suggest the vigilance police to reflect the crime of intimidation resorted to by the raided Bank manager in their charge sheet against the culprit.
For Media Unit for Freedom of Press
Prasanta Patnaik,
Rabi Das,
Sampad Mohapatra,
Subhas Chandra Patnaik,
Gopal Mohapatra,
Sudhir Patnaik,
Prafulla Das.
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