Photo-journalist attacked by police

Freelance photographer, Crispen Ndlovu was wrestled and beaten by members of the Police in Bulawayo over the weekend.

He told Zimbabwe Union of Journalist (ZUJ) Secretary General, Foster Dongozi, that he had photographed members of the Police beating up a suspected cellphone thief. Police details forced him to delete his photographs which he was later able to recover.

He is being monitored by doctors. Dongozi condemned the assault, saying police needed to be schooled that journalism was a lawful profession in the country.

"Police must behave themselves and conduct themselves in a professional manner and not go about beating journalists. That kind of policing can not be professional and only serves to portray the force and the country in  extreme negative light," ZUJ said.