After arriving to conduct an interview with the head of Kinshasa’s main hospital – as part of coverage of a doctors’ strike – the two journalists were seized by three people who identified themselves as agents of the Military Detection of Anti-National Activities service (DEMIAP).

“Three people in civilian clothes presented themselves as military intelligence officers and took away our (video) equipment roughly led us to their boss, a major who told us we were “under arrest”, the two journalists said.

To read the article titled, “AFP Journalists Seized by DRC Military” click here.

After arriving to conduct an interview with the head of Kinshasa’s main hospital – as part of coverage of a doctors’ strike – the two journalists were seized by three people who identified themselves as agents of the Military Detection of Anti-National Activities service (DEMIAP).

“Three people in civilian clothes presented themselves as military intelligence officers and took away our (video) equipment roughly led us to their boss, a major who told us we were “under arrest”, the two journalists said.

To read the article titled, “AFP Journalists Seized by DRC Military” click here.