Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 22 2009:
The All Manipur Working Journalist' Union, Major Khul, Imphal (AMWJU) deeply condemned the incident of apprehending the General Secretary of All Jiribam Working Journalists' Union (AJWJU) Atom Lukhoi of Jiribam Kamaranga who is also currently serving as Jiribam correspondent of the daily 'Poknapham' and also as Joint Editor of 'Eastern Post' from his aunt's house at Jiribam Bidyanagar on the adjoining night of March 20 and 21 by some suspected army personnel of 72nd Field Regiment of Jiribam.
A press statement issued by General Secretary of AMWJU Biren Yambem said that AMWJU also condemned the arrest of a member affiliated to the Union disregarding the statement put up by AMWJU in previous incidents to inform the Union before taking up any action against a member of the Union against any reason.
AMWJU appealed to all related authorities not to let such incidents occur in future.