Police ask WAJA president to report about military story

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West African Journalists Association (WAJA)

3 February 2000

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(WAJA/IFEX) – Kabral Blay-Amihere, editor of “The Independent” newspaper, has been asked by the police to report to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police on 3 February 2000, in connection with an 11 January publication in “The Independent” about the military. Kabral, president of WAJA and executive member of the International Federation of […]

(WAJA/IFEX) – Kabral Blay-Amihere, editor of “The Independent” newspaper, has been asked by the police to report to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police on 3 February 2000, in connection with an 11 January publication in “The Independent” about the military.

Kabral, president of WAJA and executive member of the International Federation of Journalists, was arrested and detained by the military on 13 January.

WAJA will inform IFEX of further developments.

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