Police accused of beating three Raajje TV journalists
The opposition-aligned Raajje TV has alleged that three of the station’s journalists arrested while covering last night’s bomb scare were beaten by police. The criminal court ordered the police to release the journalists at a remand hearing this afternoon.
03 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
The opposition-aligned Raajje TV has alleged that three of the station’s journalists arrested while covering last night’s bomb scare were beaten by the police.
The criminal court today released Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, chief operating officer, and journalists Mohamed Wisam and Leevan Ali Naseer when they were brought before a judge for extension of detention.
The journalists were brought to the remand hearing this afternoon in handcuffs. They were arrested near the Ekuveni Stadium around 7:45pm last night on charges of obstructing police duty, disobeying orders, and assaulting a police officer.
The police had evacuated the sports ground area and closed the surrounding streets to traffic while the military’s bomb disposal unit worked on defusing an improvised explosive device found near the official presidential residence.
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