Baku. Victoria Dementyeva – APA. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed today concern about police treatment of the media covering demonstrations in Frankfurt, APA reports.
“It is incumbent upon police to allow the media to report on events that are in the public’s view and interest. I hope that the authorities take steps to ensure that law enforcement agencies respect the rights and duties of the media,” Mijatović said.
According to media reports, riot police that was dispatched to monitor “Blockupy” protesters assaulted media members reporting on the event. One photographer was hit with pepper spray from close distance and an RTL cameraman was pushed by a policeman. Other journalists with media identification cards were required to provide personal information to the police.
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