AMWJU to boycott cops
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 11 2011:
A joint meeting of the all Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) and Editors was held today during which it was resolved to boycott Manipur Police with effect from December 12 against their failure to pull up those involved in assaulting Sub-Editor of Poknapham daily L Keshonanda at Babupara in the night of December 8 .
News related to achievements of Manipur Police and their press releases would not be published, informed a press release issued by AMWJU today.
The second resolution adopted at the meeting said that SPF Government would be boycotted from December 15 if the accused cannot be pulled up by December 14 .
In case the accused are not booked by December 17, all the parties in the ruling coalition would be boycotted from December 18 .
Highlighting threats coming from armed groups, AMWJU also appealed to all journalists to be on alert while on duty and also to go in groups while collecting news and information outside Imphal.