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Violence against journalists worse in 2016: LBH Pers
Jakarta Post - December 28, 2016
"During 2016, the LBH Pers notes that at least 83 cases of violence against journalists occurred," LBH Pers executive director Nawawi Bahrudin said in Jakarta on Wednesday while presenting his year-end report. The figure is almost double that of last year, which recorded 47 incidents.
Nawawi said the most recurrent form of violence involved the prohibition of journalists from carrying out their reporting responsibilities alongside oppression and terror. He claimed that most of the violence was committed by police officers.
"The most vicious case is the one against a female journalist in Medan, North Sumatra [who was allegedly sexually harassed]. Also, the case of Zuhdy Febriyanto in Riau was very brutal. He was allegedly beaten up by several police officers," he said.
On Friday, a year-end report from the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) revealed that violence against journalists had reached its highest level in a decade.
According to the report, 78 cases of violence against journalists and one murder occurred between January and December, almost double the figure in 2015. (fac)
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