Tanzania Editors Forum (TEF) has received with concern reports of beatings and harm to the author of Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), Mwanahiba Richard, while fulfilling its obligation to collect information. MCL is the publisher of The Citizen newspaper, The Citizen and the Sportsman.
Mwanahiba who is the author of author of Sportsman, was struck by the player's club Simba, Mwinyi Kazimoto, an action that was done on the playground of Kambarage in Shinyanga Wednesday, February 10, 2016. The event, which is not an kiuanamichezo, occurred in front of the leaders Simba and players. This player, used their fists and blows to fulfill his evil against the author, while he accuses that served kumuandika wrong newspaper.
Board computer TEF Friday, February 12, 2016 in Dar es Salaam, received a serious incident and reflective mediating the freedom of journalists to do their work and decided the following: -
MOSI,TEF Kazimoto strongly condemns the act of assaulting a journalist on duty. Such action is a continuation of the violation of the rights of the author to work freely without intimidation, harassment or beatings. Such action is also another kind of deadly press freedom in the country. Beating a journalist is far from being a criminal act, it also creates fear for journalists from doing their job in order to freely state itakayowanyima citizens the right of access to information for its accuracy.
TWOTEF inautaka administration Simba and Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to take appropriate measures against Kazimoto disciplinary. We say so because he is doing is a violation of the right to respect for a player who not only discipline is an important part of promoting and developing football in the country, but also wants to raise the conflict between journalists on the one hand and its clubs and TFF for the other side.
TATUSince this event is too irrational to be rolled criminal and police opened a file in Shinyanga, it is our expectation that the police force in litalichukulia for him to face his weight to the accused to justice to answer charges of assaulting and injuring author. Mob is illegal. It's criminal. Actual and wounded are criminal. This country is run by law. Tunaliomba Police Force fulfill its responsibility in this matter fully and fairly.
ENDWe call upon the sportsmen and the general public that if there is any complaint of mistreatment of the media or individual journalists are well deserving legal action was held as a civilized society does. In Tanzania there are three ways. First, they can complain to the media kilichomkosea; two, they can complain to the Council of Tanzania (MCT) where there is no cost and the case is determined to fast; and third, they can go to court to prosecute.
Acting against the three for mob is decadence and lawlessness. It is criminal and it is legally acceptable. TEF as an important stakeholder in the media can not keep your eyes closed and bless such humiliation. It therefore we condemn the act of beating and kumjetuhi Kazimoto Mwanahiba author Richard.
Theophil MakungaChairman of the Tanzania Editors Forum (TEF)February 13. 2016.DAR ES SALAAM.
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