Police Assaults Journalists On Duty

Date of Occurrence

April 13, 2018
State/Country

Mali

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Some police officers assaulted Mahamadou Sacko, an intern from Le Prétoire Newspaper who was filming the demolition of a garage by the Police. They detained him and seized his telephone and his motorcycle.

Details

Date of Occurrence

2018-04-13
State/Country

Mali
Perpetrator

The Malian Police
Legal Foundation

Article 3 and 7 of the Malian Constitution
Source

http://www.mfwa.org/police-presidential-guards-assault-journalists-on-duty/

Location

Mali

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