Mathias Goneyo Reapago, editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper “le Rassemblement”, was arrested on 19 July 1995. He was charged with attacking “the dignity and honour of the President of the Republic.” The journalist had questioned President Ange-Felix Patasse in an article titled “Who wants to kill [Secretary-General of the Workers’ Trade Union of the Central […]
Mathias Goneyo Reapago, editor-in-chief of the opposition
newspaper “le Rassemblement”, was arrested on 19 July 1995. He
was charged with attacking “the dignity and honour of the
President of the Republic.” The journalist had questioned
President Ange-Felix Patasse in an article titled “Who wants to
kill [Secretary-General of the Workers’ Trade Union of the
Central African Republic] Sony Colle?” (“Qui veut tuer Sony
Colle?”) Mathias Goneyo Reapago was sentenced to two years in
prison.
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His Excellency Ange-Felix Patasse
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