PRESS STATEMENT ON DETENTION OF SATIRIST

DIS should prioritise mandate

INK Centre for Investigative Journalism strongly condemns, as a violation of the basic human right to freedom of expression the arrest and detention of the satirist who allegedly authored a satirical photo shopped image with the likeness of the President outside parliament in a bathing suit. INK further condemns the suspension of media practitioners who subsequently posted the image on social media to illicit debate.