Letter to the Editor
The Khaleej Times
Horrifying Attack on the Photojournalist
Dear Sir,
Words are not enough to pen down
in a letter about the attack on Sajjad, photojournalist at Khaleej Times, who
was on his duty as an investigative journalist to hunt the trail related to the
illegal herbal medicine sales in Rolla Bazaar, Sharjah.
Consequently, he came in clash with three Afghan
men who feared that the pictures he took from his camera will duly affect their
business. They brutally beat him which
resulted in his hospitalization in Kuwaiti Hospital. Sharjah Police acted
promptly to arrest two men, while the third man fled to Al Ain, who later
surrendered to the police.
Stringent measures should be
taken to check upon the import of medicines and UAE Airport authorities should
keep an eye out for bulk medicines coming from any part of the world.
Attack of any kind on media is strongly condemnable and at no cost it
should be tolerated that journalists' are brutally beaten up.
The culprits
should be given exemplary punishment so that no one dares to assault on media
personnel and an environment should be created whereby, journalists can perform
their duties in the line of "Freedom
of Speech!"
By: Kanwal Abidi
Journalist & Political Analyst
Founder of 063 News
- Based in Dubai, UAE
Dated: 23rd Jan 2015
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