(FNJ/IFEX) - Soldiers of the Maoist's People's Liberation Army (PLA) barred journalists from entering their Fourth Division headquarters at Jhyaldanda in Nawalparasi district while a seven-member United Nation Arms Management Team was inspecting the site on 16 January 2007.
Camp commander Yam Bahadur Adhikari said, "We will provide information to the journalists but not allow them to enter the camp."
In a separate incident, on 17 January in Chitwan, Maoist soldiers barred journalists from covering the registration of Maoist arms and troops. The Maoists stopped the journalists at the main gate of the cantonment site, saying that there was no order from "higher-up" to allow the journalists in.
The FNJ expressed regret over the incident and urged the Maoists to respect journalists' right to access information.
