(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: President Responds to WAN Protest The President of Lithuania has ordered an investigation into the activities of a security agent who was videotaped asking a reporter to provide “compromising information” about the newspaper Respublika. In a letter and in a telephone call to the World Association […]
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release:
President Responds to WAN Protest
The President of Lithuania has ordered an investigation into the activities of a security agent who was videotaped asking a reporter to provide “compromising information” about the newspaper Respublika.
In a letter and in a telephone call to the World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum — which have protested against an apparent harassment campaign by State authorities against the independent daily — President Valdas Adamkus condemned the incident “as an unacceptable attempt to bring discredit upon the state authorities of Lithuania that should not be tolerated.”
For details, consult http://www.wan-press.info/pages/article.php3?id_article=721
