KHUJAND, December 27, 2013, Asia-Plus — Journalists from the northern province of Sughd have condemned police actions against cameraman Abdurahim Shukurov, who works for independent news website, Ozodagon.
Sughd journalists gathered Friday morning and expressed concern about detention and beating of Ozodagon cameraman. They, in particular, offered Abdurahim Shukurov to file lawsuit against police officers for moral damages.
We will recall that Abdurahim Shukurov was beaten and arrested by policemen on December 25 while filming outside a courtroom, where a sentence was being handed down on known Tajik tycoon Zayd Saidov. Abdurahim Shukurov, who had initially been placed under arrest for seven days, was released on December 26 following protests by local media organizations.
