Slain journalist volunteered for Somali mission, says Bernama GM

Noramfaizuls relatives suffer as they await a arrival of his remains during a RMAF Air Base in Subang, September 4, 2011. Picture by Choo Choy May

SUBANG, Sept 4 Noramfaizul Mohd Nor had volunteered to cover a Putera 1 Malaysia Clubs humanitarian goal to Somalia upon which he was shot dead, Bernama ubiquitous physical education instructor Datuk Hasnul Hassan pronounced today.

Noramfaizul, a Bernama TV cameraman, died in a Somali capital of Mogadishu final Friday when African Union peacekeepers allegedly shot during a four-wheel expostulate in which 6 goal members, together with a 39-year-old, were travelling.

Noramfaizul has been with us for eleven years, Hasnul told reporters during a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) bottom here today.

He went to Gaza, Pakistan as well as has been to New Zealand during a earthquake, combined a ubiquitous physical education instructor of a inhabitant headlines agency.

Journalists who were part of a goal group pronounced progressing currently which they were not given full precision or bulletproof vests in Africas deadliest nation for media personnel.

International media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) pronounced final Friday which twenty-three media workers have been killed in a war-torn nation given 2007.

TV3 cameraman Aji Saregar Mazlan who was bleeding during a sharpened which killed Noramfaizul was usually 27-years old, as were dual alternative reporters who pronounced a Somali goal was their first war-zone assignment.

Somalia which RSF pronounced was a single of a many dangerous countries in a universe for reporters has been but a functioning supervision for some-more than 20 years.

When asked if Noramfaizul was given special precision upon how to cover dispute zones, Hasnul said: We usually send people whove been there before to such areas.

He admitted, however, which Bernama would! yield p recision upon antagonistic area assignments as well as examination reserve procedures in future.

It (Noramfaizuls death) wont stop us from sending people overseas, pronounced Hasnul.

The ill-fated goal to yield assist to famine-stricken Somalia from August twenty-eight was organized by non-governmental body Putera 1 Malaysia Club, which is headed by Umno supreme council part of Datuk Azeez Abdul Rahim.

Azeez is additionally chairman of Putera Umno, a business underneath Umno Youth.

Hasnul pronounced currently which he had pondered upon whether to send reporters to Somalia.

This is organized by a government. Theyre starting upon a C-130 (RMAF aircraft). So, (we) say okay-lah, he said.

For formidable assignments, you send those who have been really experienced. For overseas, its regularly a seniors, not (those with) a single or dual years experience, stressed a media boss, adding which Noramfaizul was insured notwithstanding rumours to a contrary.


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