South Africa: Photographer Harassed, His Camera Seized - Another Briefly Detained for Covering Police Dispute

Media Institute of Southern Africa (Windhoek)

17 October 2007

On 16 October 2007, a police officer manhandled "The Star" photographer Matthews Baloyi and confiscated equipment belonging to him, while chief photographer Chris Collingridge was arrested for taking down the registration number of a private car used by a police officer. Collingridge was later released.