Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 23 2009:
ALL MANIPUR Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) today suspended Chief Editor of Kangleipakki Meira, Wangkhemcha Shamjai from primary membership of the union indefinitely.
The Editors' Forum, Manipur has also suspended its president Saikhom Jugol, Editor of Meeyam from the membership of the Forum.
The two bodies took the decisions of suspending the two senior journalists from the membership their respective bodies in the wake of the disclosure made by SP, Bishnupur district before media-persons yesterday that the two editors had issued press identity cards to two of the leaders of KCP arrested in New Delhi a few days back by a combined team of Bishnupur police commandos and army with the help of Special Branch of Delhi police.
The two journalists bodies held meetings separately and discussed the revelation made by SP Bishnupur this evening.