EAST TIMOR TO ‘REFORM’ MEDIA BY FORCE IF NECESSARY
January 18th 2008 21:06
East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has threatened to arrest local journalists, claiming inaccurate news reporting is contributing to national instability.
The Australian today reported that Gusmao told reporters they faced arrest if they persisted with reporting as fact rumours and other unsourced claims.
The former president and veteran pro-independence leader slammed local media over recent interviews with Major Alfredo Reinado, an army rebel and key figure in the 2006 unrest that brought the tiny nation to the brink of civil war.
Gusmao said 2008 was a year of reform in East Timor and that would include the local media. The Australian understands Gusmao was particularly incensed by false reports that two people had been killed during civil unrest in the Caicoli neighbourhood in Dili.
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