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Political leader threatens reporter over news

A political leader issued a threat to a journalist and media for reporting news critical of her on July 15.

Chairperson of the Nagrik Unmukti Party, Ranjita Shrestha Chaudhary released a statement on the party's official letterhead, stating news published by the online portal Sidhakura.com as baseless and misleading. The statement further claimed that the journalist deliberately published the news to defame Shrestha and her party.

The letter also warned that if the media did not stop reporting against her, Chaudhary would seek legal action.

The news about Chaudhary's involvement in a bribery case was published on the portal with byline of journalist Yubaraj Kandel on July 13. Since July 11, the media has been consistently following news related to the bribery case involving Minister for General Administration Raj Kumar Gupta. Following news publication, Minister Gupta resigned from his position on July 15.

Freedom Forum strongly condemns the threat issued against the journalist and the media outlet for publishing news. FF further urges that any concern regarding published news should be addressed through Press Council Nepal. Issuing threats of legal action to journalists and media is a clear violation of press freedom.

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