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Policemen Arrested after Jordan Journalists Beaten
[An Nahar] Four coppers suspected of attacking journalists at a demonstration in the Jordanian capital were locked away on Saturday, officials said."So far, four coppers suspected of being linked to the attacks on journalists have been locked away," said a statement from the criminal investigation department received by Agence La Belle France Presse. At least 17 people, including journalists and coppers, were maimed on Friday when police tried to stop festivities between pro-reform demonstrators and government supporters in central Amman. Police used batons to break up the festivities outside city hall, beating and injuring nine journalists who were wearing orange vests marked "Press." The injured included an AFP photographer. Saturday's statement said CID chief "General Hussein Majali has formed a committee of inquiry into the attacks on the journalists who were simply doing their jobs." Majali's department said on Saturday it would "announce the results of the investigation within the next 72 hours and refer to the courts those who have a case to answer." Since January, Jordan has faced a protest movement demanding political and economic reforms and an end to corruption. Posted by: Fred 2011-07-17 |
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