(JED/IFEX) – On 25 May 2006, cameraman Ghislain Ngatieba, of the private station Radiotélévision Groupe l’Avenir (RTG), broadcast from Kinshasa, was beaten by a group of police officers who were providing security for the musical artist Ngiama Makanda, also known as Werrason. Ngatieba told JED that he was sent by the station to cover the […]
(JED/IFEX) – On 25 May 2006, cameraman Ghislain Ngatieba, of the private station Radiotélévision Groupe l’Avenir (RTG), broadcast from Kinshasa, was beaten by a group of police officers who were providing security for the musical artist Ngiama Makanda, also known as Werrason.
Ngatieba told JED that he was sent by the station to cover the arrival of the American star Shaggy in Kinshasa. “I was in the procession returning from the N’djili international airport when I was pulled from my car by police officers who beat me. They broke my camera and took the videotape with recorded images of the event, without any valid motive,” added the journalist. He was treated for swelling at a local hospital.
Shaggy and Werrason are in Kinshasa to perform public concerts as part of a campaign to fight against HIV/AIDS.
