JAKARTA. The Independent Journalists Association (AJI) has called on the police to investigate violence against journalists during the mass rally on Friday but at the same time urged journalists to respect codes of ethics. “All parties have to understand the way how journalists work. Journalists’ work is protected by law,” AJI chairman Suwarjono said in a statement issued on Sunday. The AJI recorded numerous instances of violence against journalists – both physical and non-physical– during the rally, including a TV crew being expelled from Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta because the television station was accused of biased reporting.
AJI concern over violence against journalists
JAKARTA. The Independent Journalists Association (AJI) has called on the police to investigate violence against journalists during the mass rally on Friday but at the same time urged journalists to respect codes of ethics. “All parties have to understand the way how journalists work. Journalists’ work is protected by law,” AJI chairman Suwarjono said in a statement issued on Sunday. The AJI recorded numerous instances of violence against journalists – both physical and non-physical– during the rally, including a TV crew being expelled from Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta because the television station was accused of biased reporting.