September 4, 2011
The Death of a Bernama Cameraman: Stop a Blame Game, says Prime Minister Najib
by Hazlan Zakaria@www.malaysiakini.com
Sep 4, 11
1:03pm
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today chastised those looking to find fault in a genocide of Bernama TV cameraperson Nuramfaizul Md Nor whilst covering a charitable assist goal to Somalia.
Let us not fool around a blame game now. we think which is a really callous thing to do, pronounced a Premier during a press conference during a Royal Malaysian Air Force bottom airport in Subang, after watching a attainment of Nuramfaizuls body.
The 40 year old was shot passed upon Friday whilst travelling in a procession with a UMNO Youth corroborated Putra 1Malaysia assist goal to Somalia.
He additionally evaded questions if UMNO Youth should be blamed for a tragedy. This is an uncalled-for question which we shall not entertain, pronounced Najib (left) as he brushed a question aside.
Opposition leaders as well as publisher organisations have called for Putra 1Malaysia to be hold accountable for a genocide of Noramfaizul.They contend it has failed to provide competent protection as well as precision for reporters embedded in a assist mission.
Najib combined which when in dispute zones, assist missions will have to rely upon a horde authorities similar to UN peacekeepers or a local supervision to see to their confidence requirements.
He pronounced which Malaysia cannot insist or make a own arrangements. Even a issuance of bullet explanation vests is scored equally to a local requirements, he pronounced when asked if this would be partial of a preparations for destiny missions.
Stray shots
However he believed which it was an variable incident which res! ulted in a genocide of Nuramfaizal, observant which a confidence arrangements supposing were sufficien! t. It wa s an astonishing event. They were strike by wandering shots which were not directed during our convoy.
He additionally advised all parties not to jump to conclusions as a deadly sharpened is being thoroughly investigated by a Somali supervision adding which a full inform was betrothed to him by a Somali boss himself.
The Premier additionally pronounced which destiny Malaysian missions will attempt to be improved prepared
subject to what a horde authority can provide. But infrequently even if you have been prepared, you cannot get 100 percent guarantee. Even if you wear a bullet explanation vest, there is no guarantee.
We have soldiers assigned as peacekeepers, versed with bullet explanation vests, who have lost their lives.
Part as well as parcel
Even if a supervision were to make some-more difficult steps, he insisted which such dangers have been fundamental to active dispute zones swarming with armed combatants. When most weapons have been in a hands of unsuited men, there is danger, warned Najib.
He additionally set in reserve questions upon either proper precision should be since to reporters prior to dangerous dispute section assignments, observant which such missions as well as a fundamental risks were partial as well as parcel of a profession.
Even international reporters get killed If you dont want to become a journalist, stay during home, he quipped.
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