Withdraw false cases, arrest attackers

Agitating Patuakhali journalists demand

8 October 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

Patuakhali journalists yesterday formed a human chain in front of the local press club demanding removal of the officer-in-charge of Galachipa Police Station, withdrawal of four 'false' cases filed against two journalists in Galachipa and arrest of the perpetrators of September 9 attack on journalists. Wearing black cloth masks, over 50 journalists of different print and electronic media took part in the one hour-long human chain that ended at noon. Earlier on Wednesday, local journalists submitted separate memorandum to the prime minister, minister for home affairs and information minister through Patuakhali deputy commissioner on the same issue. The journalists will observe 'pen breaking programme' at Patuakhali Press Club on the same issue tomorrow. On September 9, Mufti Salahuddin of RTV, Abu Taher Bappa of Banglavision, Sankar Lal Das of the Daily Prothom Alo and ABC Radio, Khondokar Delwar Jalali of Channel One and Hanjala Shihab of Digonta TV came under attack at Haridevpur ferry point. The journalists, working as Patuakhali district correspondents of the respective media, were on their way to different places in Galachipa upazila for professional duty. Later four false cases were filed against two journalists in Galachipa.