Kamran Abbasi
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
No legal action has been taken.
Summary of Case
"Eight journalists were manhandled and physically tortured by police officials in the jurisdiction of Bhara Kahu police station, Islamabad on May 28th, 2023. According to media reports the journalists were covering the protest against murder of a minor girl, the journalists were physically tortured when they tried to interview the mother of the murdered girl by the police officials. After torturing the journalist police detained them for hours and then they were later released. The victim journalists were Nasir Khattak reporter of K21 News TV, Naeem Minhas, reporter of Daily Inkashaaf,Islamabad, Rizwan Minhas, reporter of Royal TV, Kamran Abbasi of Daily Markaz, Islamabad, Shaikh Imran, cameraman of Channel-4, Waseem Qureshi, cameraman of TV Today, Hafiz Tahi, reporter of Nawa-e-Islamabad, Javed Malik, reporter of Daily Taseer. Islamabad. According to the General Secretary of Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists this case was related to journalism and one of the police officials were suspended after this case."
Category of Incident
Assault
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: 0201- Assaults and threats
ICCS Group: 02011- Assault
ICCS Class: 020112- Minor assault
ICCS Crime: Assaults and threats
Reported By
Freedom Network
Date of incident
28
Month
May
Year
2023
Name of affected person
Kamran Abbasi
Other affected persons
Rizwan Minhas
Name of affected organization
Daily Markaz
Other affected organizations
Royal TV
Action by
By the police officials
City
Islamabad
Province
Capital Territory
Designation
Reporter
Professional category
Journalist
Age of victim
38
Marital Status
MarriedCompensation Details
Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation announced
Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation announced
Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation announced
Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced
Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced
Date compensation paid by others: No compensation announced
FIR Details
Was FIR registered ?: No
Court Details
Was case investigated ?: No
Court where case was presented: Case was not presented in court.
Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case was not presented in court.
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: Case was not presented in court.
Journalist Union Status
PFUJ
Not required to contact
APNS
CPNE
PBA
Media Source Status
Media reports:
https://www.fnpk.org/worst-month-for-media-amidst-political-violence/Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
Not required to contact
Employer organization
Not required to contact
Press Club Status
Press club 1: Not required to contact
Press club 2:
Press club 3: