Court overrules police request for more days, orders investigation results on two Associated Press journalists

 The Federal First Instance Court Arada branch has today overruled police’s request for more days and ordered the investigation results on two Associated Press (AP) journalists – journalist Amir Aman and cameraman Thomas Engida.

The police requested judges for 14 more days to remand the journalists and complete the investigation. On 22 February, after initially requesting 14 days, police was given nine days to complete police investigation. However, the court ordered the police to finish the investigation and adjourned the next hearing until Monday 08 March.

Journalism is not a Crime!

In a statement this week, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) acknowledged that “Journalists Amir Aman Kiyaro, Thomas Engida and Tamrat Negera are still detained since they were arrested late last year in the context of the state of emergency. RSF calls on the authorities to stop this harassment and to release them immediately.”