Eniola Olayemi
Three major suspects were arrested less than 48 hours after the murder of two local Afghan reporters, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Friday.
“Afghan National Police personnel arrested three suspects in Northeastern Takhar province in charges of murder of two journalists of a local radio in Takhar,’’ the ministry said in a statement.
On Tuesday, two staff members of Radio Hamsada based in Northeastern Takhar province were shot dead inside their office by unidentified gunmen.
“The trios were handed over to related government departments and a judicial investigation will be opened soon,’’ the statement read.
No fewer than 15 journalists and media workers had been killed in separate incidents across Afghanistan in 2018.
Police escorts Tomas Sz, a suspect charged of premeditated murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova after the hearing of Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica, on September 30, 2018. - Slovak police detained several people suspected of involvement in the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak months after the reporter's violent death and his exposure of alleged high-level corruption sent shockwaves through the country. Kuciak, who had been probing ties between politicians and the Italian mafia, was found shot dead with his fiancee at the couple's home near Bratislava in February, plunging the country into crisis and sparking mass demonstrations. (Photo by VLADIMIR SIMICEK / AFP) (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP/Getty Images) 
