Namibia: Japanese Embassy Dismisses Misa Claim

20 April 2016

Windhoek — The Japanese Embassy in Windhoek on Tuesday dismissed claims by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Namibia on Monday, which said a two-person Japanese TV crew was "detained" last Friday at Hosea Kutako International Airport.

In a statement issued on Monday MISA Namibia "strongly condemned the detention, questioning and confiscation of equipment belonging to journalists Motoi Araki and David Bush at Hosea Kutako International Airport." MISA Namibia said Bush and Motoi were in Windhoek to investigate the existence of a munitions factory built by North Korea for a story the duo were compiling for Japan's biggest television network, Asahi.

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