SEEMO alarmed at police attack on Pro TV Chisinau crew

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply concerned about the recent attack of police officers on the Pro TV Chisinau crew, SEEMO said in a press release, quoted by Info-Prim Neo. SEEMO is critical of police officers in Moldova who, on 19 October, attacked two members of the staff of Pro TV from Chisinau, the journalist Angela Gonta and the cameraman Vlad Culiomza. This happened when the Pro TV crew was making a report about a police raid on a house in Chisinau. “SEEMO strongly condemns these threats, as well as any government or state actions, including at the police and municipality levels, that restrict the work and movement of journalists”, SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic said. Mr Vujovic was also very concerned about the worsening working conditions for journalists in South East Europe. For this reason SEEMO will continue to monitor media developments in the region, especially in Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia, SEEMO Secretary General concluded.