Press Club of India, others condemn ED raids at offices of NewsClick

New Delhi: Many national and international media organizations including Press Club of India (PCI), Editors Guild of India (EGI) and Peoples Dispatch condemned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the offices of NewsClick.
On Tuesday, the ED has conducted searches at multiple premises linked to the news portal, its promoters and some others in connection with a money-laundering probe.
The searches were conducted in south Delhi’s Saidulajab, Gurgaon and some other areas.
PCI, EGI, Peoples Dispatch condemn raids Reacting over the raids, PCI in his statement said, “The PCI asks the government to end raid raj and false allegations raj against media and take visible steps to ensure democratic freedoms such as free speech and right to liberty”.
The EGI’s statement mentioned, “EGI is concerned that raids by the government agencies are not used as coercive measures to suppress free and independent journalism. The Guild demands that care be taken not to undermine the news operations of NewsClick and that its journalists and stakeholders are not harassed under the grab of such measures”.
Global media organization, Peoples Dispatch also issued a statement against the raid. It said, “The detention of its [NewsClick.in] editors and the smearing of its reputation in the press is a calculated move to intimidate coverage of the farmer’s revolt and other mass struggles that are ongoing in India”.