PM Shah’s secretariat denies involvement in arrests of journalists
Summary
The Prime Minister’s Secretariat has denied any role in the arrest of three journalists and said the prime minister ordered their immediate release after learning of the incident. Police are also searching for three other journalists after entering newsrooms and detaining reporters.
Key Points
- The Prime Minister’s Secretariat said it was unaware of the crackdown on journalists and had no involvement in the arrests.
- Police arrested three journalists from their newsrooms on Friday and are searching for three more.
- Prime Minister Balen Shah was informed later and instructed authorities to immediately release the detained journalists.
- A minister also said the government had no information about the operation, which appeared to be carried out solely by police.
