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 Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club expressed deep concern on Thursday over Russia's detention of a Japanese journalist suspected of espionage. The club stressed that legitimate journalistic activities must be respected. In late August, Russia's Federal Security Service announced the detention of the journalist in the far eastern Sakhalin region on suspicion of espionage.
The Foreign Correspondents' Club in Seoul stated in a statement on its website that gathering information in the public interest is fundamental to journalism. Any action that threatens a journalist's personal safety based on such grounds cannot be justified, the board added. They also called on Russian authorities to ensure the detained journalist's physical safety and legal rights, and to clearly state the reasons for his detention.
The journalist was later transferred to Moscow, where a court ordered him to be held in pretrial detention, according to foreign media reports.
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