Tanzania should probe journalist's death: CPJ

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published 13 years ago

The CPJ has urged Tanzanian authorities to investigate the death of journalist Daudi Mwangosi, killed by police during an opposition gathering. This incident marks a significant event in the history of journalist safety in Tanzania.

Summary

NAIROBI: A journalists' watchdog group urged the Tanzanian government to launch an independent probe into the death of a journalist over the weekend who was killed by police, according to witnesses.

Mohamed Keita of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) late Tuesday condemned the killing of Daudi Mwangosi, of Tanzania's Channel Ten, who witnesses said was beaten to death by police after he confronted them for assaulting a colleague.

Mwangosi was covering an opposition party gathering in Mwololo in central Tanzania. Police clashed with opposition supporters, said the group.

Police attacked Mwangosi after he challenged them for assaulting and arresting Godfrey Mushi, a newspaper reporter, said Keita quoting witnesses. Mwangosi's death is the first work-related fatality of a journalist in Tanzania since the organization started detailed records in 1992, said Keita.- AP
 

KEY POINTS:

• Daudi Mwangosi was beaten to death by police during a protest.
• He was covering an opposition party event in Mwololo, Tanzania.
• This is the first journalist fatality recorded by CPJ in Tanzania since 1992.
• Witnesses reported Mwangosi challenged police for assaulting a colleague.
• The CPJ demands an independent probe into the incident.