Journalist Physically Harassed During A Live Report Of A Traffic Accident

Description

A journalist from SNTV Breaking News in Banteay Meanchey Province was physically harassed while doing a video report of a traffic accident.
On September 21, 2024, the journalist was pushed to the ground and his smartphone snatched by a man who is alleged to have caused the accident as the journalist prepared the video report.
The man, said to be a retired military police officer, drove a car and allegedly knocked a motorcyclist on National Road 56 in Kampong Svay commune, Serei Saophoan town, Banteay Meanchey province.
A video uploaded by CPN TV online showed the journalist shouting for help several times while on the ground. In the video, the car owner said “he did not attempt to fight with the journalist”.
The journalist said the case was solved after his publisher advised him not to not publish the news.
The journalist said his smartphone was returned to him after military police officers intervened to resolve the traffic accident and dispute between the journalist and car owner.
The journalist later posted a video describing the harassment. However, he received a call by a provincial police officer to remove the post as the issue was already addressed.

Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Age
Country
Banteay Meanchey
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Gender
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Attack on equipment and personal belonging/other properties of media
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