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Journalists’ group slams Umno leaders’ harassment of women reporters

Students protest Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s meet-and-greet session in front of Restoran Amjal near Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur March 22, 2019. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — A journalists’ group today criticised two Umno leaders for harassing a couple of women reporters covering an altercation between the politicians and Universiti Malaya students.report that alleged Petaling Jaya Selatan Umno chief Mutalib Abdul Rahim and Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam shoved aintern reporter and stood too close to another intern reporter, violating her personal space.

“We want to stress that journalists, no matter the media organisation, have a right to do their jobs without disturbance, or worse, attacks from any irresponsible party. “Again, we express support for the formation of a Malaysian Media Council as a platform for any party to resolve disputes with any media agency without resorting to violence.”

The Malaysiakini intern journalists were covering a fracas involving Umno supporters who manhandled a few Universiti Malaya students for protesting against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s meet-and-greet on campus.

 

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