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| Title | Journalists Killed in 1998 - Motive Confirmed: Fabien Fortuné Bitoumbo |
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Publication Date | January 1999 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1998 - Motive Confirmed: Fabien Fortuné Bitoumbo, January 1999, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e64951b16.html [accessed 29 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Journalists Killed in 1998 - Motive Confirmed: Fabien Fortuné Bitoumbo
Radio Liberté
August 29, 1998, in Mindouli, Republic of Congo
Bitoumbo, a journalist with the station Radio Liberté and the former editor-in-chief of the privately owned newspaper La Rue Meurt, was gunned down at point-blank range by an armed group known as the Ninja militia, which was loyal to former prime minister Bernard Koleas. Bituoumbo was on assignment, accompanying Minister of Mining and Industry Michel Mampouya on a trip to Mindouli, west of Brazzaville, when the militia took the group hostage. Bitoumbo was reportedly the only hostage killed.
| Medium: | Print, Radio |
| Job: | Broadcast Reporter, Editor |
| Beats Covered: | Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Paramilitary Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
Topics: Freedom of expression,
Copyright notice: © Committee to Protect Journalists. All rights reserved. Articles may be reproduced only with permission from CPJ.
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