Journalists covering the National Legislature, under the banner of the Legislative Reporters Association, have announced a boycott of coverage of Senate President Pro Tempore Cletus Wortorson for “assaulting” one of their colleagues, Solomon Ware.

Journalist Ware of Truth FM (a local radio station) was Tuesday reportedly assaulted following the premature adjournment of the Liberian Senate.

The journalist was reportedly assaulted while attempting to interview the Senate Pro Tempore on reasons for the premature adjournment of the senate.

The Legislative Reporters, in a strong worded position statement issued in Monrovia Thursday,  said they would remain unwavering on their stance until the President Pro Tempore apologizes for his reported action.

The reported attack on Journalist Ware, the statement noted, came  at the time journalists the World over were Celebrating Press Freedom.

The reporters added that they have video evidence to prove that their colleague (Ware) was “assaulted” by the Pro Tempore

“We have unanimously decided as of the date of the issuance of this statement that the office of Senate President Pro Tempore Cletus Wortorson will not receive media coverage in any form or manner from Legislative Reporters until he apologizes for his action,” the journalists in the position statement said.

Meanwhile, the journalists have called on the leadership of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) to institute measures to protect the work of journalists at the Capitol Building, the seat of the National Legislature.

“This profession of ours is extremely noble, and we must do everything to protect its nobility,” the  journalists averred in the statement. 

The journalists said they are knowledgeable about the workings of that body and its significance to the overall development of the country and will never choose to behave unprofessionally.

“There is no portion in our training as journalists that calls for assault, rather our profession  is  purely an intellectual one and that there are fears on our minds about the deliberate distortion of information from the Office of the President Pro Tempore,” the journalists added in the statement.