(RSF/IFEX) – On 21 December 1997, Alex Redd, a journalist with the independent radio station Ducor DC 101, was kidnapped near Suakoko (155 km north of Monrovia) by armed men on his way back from the funeral of slain opposition leader Sam Dorkie. The journalist is being held at police headquarters. Police authorities did not […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 21 December 1997, Alex Redd, a journalist with
the independent radio station Ducor DC 101, was kidnapped near
Suakoko (155 km north of Monrovia) by armed men on his way back
from the funeral of slain opposition leader Sam Dorkie. The
journalist is being held at police headquarters. Police
authorities did not allow colleagues to see Redd, nor did they
give the reasons for his arrest.
Elsewhere, on 22 December, Forkpa Nyenkan, Musue Haddad and
Stanley Seakor, respectively managing editor and journalists with
the daily “The News”, were arrested in Monrovia and briefly
detained by police. An article was published in the newspaper the
same day about the death of a suspect in police custody.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
Rights considers that “detention, as punishment for the peaceful
expression of an opinion, is one of the most reprehensible ways
to enjoin silence and, as a consequence, a grave violation of
human rights”
of Alex Redd, and calling for his immediate and unconditional
release if it is directly connected with his professional duties
Appeals To
Wilton Sankawulu, Chairperson
Charles Taylor, Vice-Chair
Al-Hajji Kromah, Vice-Chair
Charles Boley, Vice-Chair
Oscar Quia, Vice-Chair
Tamba Tailor, Vice-Chair
Council of State
Executive Mansion
Monrovia, Liberia
Fax: c/o public fax number at Telecom, +231 225217
(Ask that letters be forwarded to the above-mentioned)Francis Garlawulo
Minister of Justice
Fax: +231 226482Liberian Mission to the United Nations
United Nations
New York, NY
Tel: +1 212 687 1033
Fax: +1 212 687 1035
Request that they fax the letters directly to the Executive
Mansion
Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
