Hill journos condemns life bid on AMWJU president
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 13, 2012:
The Manipur Hill Journalists Union (MHJU) has condemned the on the life attempt made on senior journalist and President of AMWJU last night.
Unidentified armed persons exploded a hand grenade at the Thongju Pechu Lampak residence of Mobi at around 8 pm yesterday.
In a statement, Secretary of MHJU S Nengkhanlun categorically stated that 'whoever was behind this dastardly act of bombing the residence of the senior journalist is a criminal, inherently inhuman and deserved an equivocal condemnation from all sections of the society'.
We stand by the victim and would like to call the attention of the government of Manipur to give immediate attention to ensure safety and security of the Journalists and their families and take concrete measures to prevent further attacks and intimidation to the journalists in particular and every citizen in general, the statement added.