Police spokesman Moise Nkurunziza did not want to reveal the reason behind their arrest during a press conference, citing"confidentiality of investigations".Reporters Without Borders on Thursday called for the release of four journalists and their driver who were arrested while covering a deadly clash between Burundi security forces and rebels from neighbouring DRCongo.
RSF said the journalists with the Iwacu newspaper"were arrested at midday while trying to get witness statements from residents fleeing the fighting". The group said the reporters were being held alongside their driver in Bubanza in northwestern Burundi. "These journalists were just doing their job by going to the scene to verify information about armed clashes... we urge authorities to free them without delay," said the RSF's Africa chief, Arnaud Froger.
Police spokesman Moise Nkurunziza did not want to reveal the reason behind their arrest during a press conference, citing"confidentiality of investigations".
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