A policeman (right) tries to stop a journalist from taking photographs at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in China, on August 22, 2013. The Sportswriters Association of Malaysia is concerned with the alleged assault of a journalist covering the 27th Myanmar SEA Games today. — Reuters picNAYPYITAW, Dec 16 — The Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) are upset and concerned with the behaviour of a team manager who had allegedly tried to assault a journalist who was covering the 27th Myanmar SEA Games today.
SAM President Ahmad Khawari Isa said the official involved in the incident must be responsive towards the duties of journalist and act in a more professional manner.
"If the incident was true as alleged, I am certainly disappointed with the action of the official. We (SAM) view the incident very seriously because such an incident has never happened before (involving a team manager threatening to harm a journalist).
"He (team manager) has other more important matters to attend to in (Myanmar) and at the same time he must respect the duties of the media personnel," he said today.
Khawari said he would seek clarification from the National Sports Council (NSC) and the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) with regard to the incident.
The incident had allegedly taken place at the Malaysian sepak takraw team's area after the men's sepak takraw regu final against Thailand which Malaysia eventually lost.
Prior to the incident, journalists from Malaysia who were covering the match had approached national sepak takraw coach Jamaluddin Hassan for comments when the team manager tried to assault a journalist from the print media, allegedly over the journalist's report which the team manager alleged was malicious.
The team manager had allegedly tried to assault the journalist twice during the incident but a coach managed to restrain him. — Bernama
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