(JED/IFEX) – On 27 March 2004, in the early afternoon, Jean-Denis Lompoto, publication director of the Kinshasa-based satirical bi-weekly “Pili-Pili” (“Pepper”), was granted a provisional release after paying US$100 in bail. Upon his release, the journalist thanked all those who supported him, “particularly Congolese and foreign press freedom organisations and media outlets.”
(JED/IFEX) – On 27 March 2004, in the early afternoon, Jean-Denis Lompoto, publication director of the Kinshasa-based satirical bi-weekly “Pili-Pili” (“Pepper”), was granted a provisional release after paying US$100 in bail. Upon his release, the journalist thanked all those who supported him, “particularly Congolese and foreign press freedom organisations and media outlets.”
