A Gambian journalist avoided four years in prison after raising 8,000 euro to pay a fine yesterday. A court convicted Gambian journalist, Fatou Jaw Manneh, for ‘sedition’, relating to her 2005 article criticising President Jammeh. Manneh was found guilty of publication of ‘seditious words’ and publication of ‘false news intended to create public fear and alarm’. Local sources said Manneh had managed to raise the money and therefore escaped prison.
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Gambian journalist escapes prison sentence
A Gambian journalist avoided four years in prison after raising 8,000 euro to pay a fine yesterday. A court convicted Gambian journalist, Fatou Jaw Manneh, for ‘sedition’, relating to her 2005 article criticising President Jammeh. Manneh was found guilty of publication of ‘seditious words’ and publication of ‘false news intended to create public fear and […]
19 Aug 08
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