This incident has occurred less than a month after the killing of Managing Director of SpaceTime Network, Jamim Shah. Immediately after the killing of Singhaniya, criminals have threatened the editor of Janakpur Today, Brij Kumar Yadav, as well as journalist of Naya Patrika daily Manoj Ghartimagar for publishing the interview of the only police officer arrested in the Jamim incident. Before this, similar threats were issued against Kantipur Publications and The Himalayan Times. The government´s insensitive passivity and total lack of accountability has helped boost the criminals´ intent that the media would deviate from its duty amidst increasing insecurity. Criminal activities fostering in the guise of politics have also targeted free press, civilian security and other fundamental norms and values of democracy.
We demand that the government immediately make efforts to arrest the criminals and bring them to justice. At this moment, we pledge that we will never surrender press freedom, which has been established as the legacy and symbol of people´s rights, whatever the circumstances.
Akhilesh Upadhyay, The Kathmandu Post
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal, The Himalayan Times
Ameet Dhakal, Republica
Kiran Nepal, Himal Khabarpatrika
Krishnajwala Devkota, Naya Patrika
Jiwendra Simkhada, Annapurna Post
Narayan Wagle, Nagarik
Puskarlal Shrestha, Nepal Samacharpatra
Prateek Pradhan, Karobar
Prashant Aryal, Nepal
Sudheer Sharma, Kantipur
Yubaraj Ghimire, Rajdhani
Rabi Thapa, Nepali Times
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