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Mauritius
Journalist attacked in Mauritius
afrol.com, 24 October - A senior Mauritian journalist was attacked near his home in the capital Port-Louis early on Monday morning in what the influencial newspaper where he is employed calls a "clear case of political intimidation."
The daily 'Le Mauricien' said its parliamentary correspondent, Patrick Michel, had been forced off the road on his way to work, and beaten up by two men who stole his mobile telephone.
Michel, however, managed to escaped from his attackers and reported the incident to police. In a brief front page report on the incident, 'Le Mauricien' said he had covered a number of stories and disclosures which led to the dissolution of the Labour Party dominated national assembly in August, and subsequent parliamentary elections in which the party was roundly defeated.
- There is nothing to stop us from believing that this is a clear case of intimidation by one party or another which feels threatened by his disclosures in our columns, the paper said.
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