Foreign correspondents' club in Seoul voices concern over Russia's detention of Japanese journalist
A foreign correspondents' club based in Seoul on Thursday expressed deep concern over Russia's detention of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage, stressing that legitimate journalistic activities must be respected. Last month, Russia's Federal Security Service said it had detained a Japanese journalist working for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in the far eastern Sakhalin region on…
The Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Seoul expressed grave concern over Russia's detention of a Japanese journalist accused of espionage, emphasizing the importance of respecting legitimate journalistic activities. Last month, the Federal Security Service of Russia announced the arrest of a Japanese reporter from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in the eastern Sakhalin region on suspicion of espionage.
The FCC board in a statement posted on its website stressed that gathering information in the public interest is a fundamental aspect of journalism and any action that endangers a journalist's safety based on such reasons cannot be justified. The club called on Russian authorities to ensure the detained journalist's physical safety and legal rights, and to clearly explain the reasons behind his detention.
The journalist was later transferred to Moscow, where a court ordered him to remain in pretrial detention, according to foreign media reports.
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