(RSF/IFEX) – On 30 May 2006, Patrice Booto, the editor of the tri-weekly “Le Journal” and its supplement “Pool Malebo”, was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of US$500 that must be paid within a week or his prison term will be extended by three months. The sentence was passed by a […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 30 May 2006, Patrice Booto, the editor of the tri-weekly “Le Journal” and its supplement “Pool Malebo”, was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of US$500 that must be paid within a week or his prison term will be extended by three months.
The sentence was passed by a lower court in Assossa after it found him guilty of insulting the president and government. He was retried by this court following the dissolution of the state security court.
Booto, who admitted to publishing false information, has been held for more than six months in a Kinshasa prison.
