Two French television journalists were arrested by immigration officers in Jayapura, Papua on Tuesday.
Baydo in-Koeniag, a French television producer and her reporter Caroll were arrested at 1.30 p.m. when they were covering a rally held by the National Committee of Western Papua at Papua's Regional Legislative Council in Jayapura. The reason for their arrest is unknown. The two journalists are currently undergoing intensive questioning by the local immigration officers.
Meanwhile, the Directorate General of the Ministry of Legal and Human Rights said they had not received any reports about the arrest.
In July 2009, three French television journalists from France 24 network were also arrested by police and security officers of a pulp factory in Jambi when they were covering an alleged illegal logging.
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