Radio station director freed on bail

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

27 December 2005

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(RSF/IFEX) – The director of the privately-owned Voice of the People radio station, John Masuku, who was arrested on 19 December 2005, was freed on December 23 on bail of 4 million Zimbabwean dollars (approximately 40 euros) but will have to report to the police every week. He is due to appear before the Harare […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The director of the privately-owned Voice of the People radio station, John Masuku, who was arrested on 19 December 2005, was freed on December 23 on bail of 4 million Zimbabwean dollars (approximately 40 euros) but will have to report to the police every week. He is due to appear before the Harare high court on 13 January 2006 on a charge of owning and using broadcast equipment without a licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ).

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