08 May 2011
Sylvain Gagnetaud
Other non-natural
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement it was "shocked to learn of the murder of Sylvain Gagnetaud," a radio journalist in the Yopougon district of the capital Abidjan.
The western suburb was the scene of fighting between pro-Gbagbo militia and forces backing new ruler Alassane Ouattara after Gbagbo was detained on April 11.
Known for her "closeness" to the ousted president's party, sources told the group the journalist was arrested during an operation by pro-Ouattara forces sometime around May 8 and executed soon after, along with young people suspected of being militia, RSF said.
The group said the circumstances of the journalist's arrest and death remained unclear, adding that the Yopougon radio station was attacked and then set on fire shortly after Gbagbo's fall.
