二零一二年六月三十日,《蘋果日報》記者韓耀庭於國家主席胡錦濤參觀啟德郵輪碼頭期間,高聲詢問他是否有聽到港人平反六四的聲音。其後,他被三名警員帶走,查問達十五分鐘,於胡錦濤離去後方獲釋放。本院會對警方的處理手法感到極度憤怒,現發出以下聲明以表抗議。 警方的聲明解釋,該名記者高聲叫喊,擾亂秩序,故邀請他離開現場,確認記者身份及了解事件後才獲准離開。警方表示今次只屬個別事件,對引起媒體不安表示遺憾,並重申警方一向尊重新聞自由和採訪自由。 基於以下三點,我們並不接受警方對於事件之解釋: 首先,以上事件中的記者為市民,為公義發聲,此乃記者之職責;代市民向領導人提出港人關注的問題,是盡責的表現,絕非蓄意擾亂秩序之舉。因此,警方對該名記者「高聲叫喊恐秩序受擾亂」的指控實屬無理,嚴重侵犯記者的採訪權利。 其次,在場亦有其他記者對胡錦濤主席高聲提問,但警方只帶走提出平反六四之記者。既然警方以「高聲叫喊恐秩序受擾亂」為由,為何警方並未以相同手法對待其他記者?我們有理由相信警方於此事上有選擇性執法之嫌。 最後,平反六四乃香港大眾所關注的議題,每年的立法會會議議程亦包括平反六四之動議及討論。香港一向重視並致力捍衛言論自由,所以平反六四的言論不應受打壓或禁止。 胡錦濤主席曾提及香港基本法的落實及執行均十分成功,但眼見警方不斷阻礙傳媒的採訪工作,剝奪基本法賦予港人的言論及新聞自由,我們不得不對香港新聞界的未來感到極度憂慮。 本院會在此邀請全港市民聯署以下聲明,為捍衛新聞及言論自由出一分力。聯署名單的截止日期及時間為二零一二年七月五日晚上十一時五十九分,本院會將於二零一二年七月六日將聲明和聯署名單發放到各大傳媒機構,及遞交到香港警察總部。 香港中文大學新聞與傳播學院院會 二零一二年七月一日 read more
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