Demanding action against the culprits, appeal to the government to pay special attention to the professional safety of journalists, freedom of information collection and publication and security of media houses.
Nepal Media Society has condemned the attack on the media houses during the demonstration of the royalist group and demanded the government to take immediate legal action against the culprits.
"Our serious attention has been drawn to the open attack by the anarchist group on the freedom of thought and expression, organization and assembly guaranteed by the democratic republic in the name of alleged system change," said the statement issued by the society. The deadly attack on Annapurna Post Daily and Kantipur Television offices on Friday.
The Nepal Media Society strongly condemns and requests the government to take immediate legal action against the criminals.
The society says that the violence and looting of media houses, private buildings, public supermarkets, offices of political parties and government institutes has exposed the character of the protestors and their leaders. The society said that the attack on the media to disrupt the flow of information and to abuse the right to peacefully express their grievances, demands and anger through demonstrations, gatherings or assemblies cannot be justified on any basis.
The society urges conscious citizens, responsible political parties, media workers and businessmen to take the order and accountability of the democratic system seriously and to be vigilant against such violent incidents in the future. The society also demands that the organizers should face legal action by taking responsibility for the violence committed on media houses, political offices, supermarkets and private buildings in the capital on Friday.
The society has appealed to the government of Nepal to pay special attention to the professional safety of journalists, the freedom of information collection and publication and the safety of media houses, and has emphasized that immediate legal action should be taken against those connected with this incident.
