JOURNALISTS’ COURT CASES SHOULD SERVE AS A BIG LESSON TO MEDIA PRACTITIONERS

The Nyarugenge High Court on Friday sentenced a local journalist and publisher of a news paper called Rugari to two years of imprisonment after finding him guilty of extortion.  Two co-accused, one also a journalist were acquitted and set free.This is not the first case involving journalists in extortion and or blackmail. Now that it has been decided by the courts, then we can comment on the case. Foremost, extortion and blackmail are serious crimes in society.