(MENAFN- trend news agency) baku, azerbaijan, june 29. azerbaijan press
council has issued a statement in connection with attack on
personnel of azerbaijan tv and radio broadcasting cjsc (owner of
aztv channel) in france, trend reports.
according to the statement, the attack is the result of an
intolerance towards freedom of speech and expression.
"this is not the first time in france that there have been cases
of restrictions on the activities of journalists performing their
professional duties, violence against them. aztv employees also
faced a similar situation while on duty in france," the council
said. "the reporter and cameraman were injured, and the camera was
taken away. the attempts to return the camera were futile.
moreover, the media representatives were threatened with a
weapon."
in the statement, the council strongly condemned the incident
and called on the french authorities to give a legal assessment of
the fact of clear interference in the work of azerbaijani
journalists in the performance of their professional duties, to
take the necessary steps to quickly identify and bring to justice
the perpetrators.
the council also called on the leading organizations in europe
and the world, specializing in the protection of freedom of speech
and expression, media rights, and to keep this issue in the
spotlight, showing solidarity.
"mistreatment of aztv employees is a suppression of freedom of
speech and expression, which is considered an important component
of fundamental human rights and freedoms, and also constitutes a
restriction of the right to receive information," the council
emphasized.
the incident perpetrators must be held accountable so that such
negative events don't become a trend and don't happen again in the
future, the council said.
the protests began after the murder of a 17-year-old teenager
who disobeyed an order of the traffic police in the parisian suburb
of nanterre in the province of ile-de-france.
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