A risible fine of 15,000 vatu (120 euros) has been imposed by a court in Port Vila, the capital of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, on infrastructure and public utilities minister Harry Iauko on July 8 for a physical attack on Daily Post publisher Marc Neil-Jones in March, Paris-based press freedom group Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) has reported. “It is unacceptable that a government...
Daily Post publisher Marc Neil-Jones was brutally attacked in Port Vila, the capital of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, on Friday last, Paris-based press freedom group Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) has reported. Neil-Jones accuses infrastructure and public utilities minister Harry Iauko of organising and participating in the assault, which was took place in the journalist’s office...
