**Updates IFEX alert of 19 July 1996** On 23 July 1996, Edison Yonghai, editor of “The Point” newspaper, was charged with sedition and libel, denied bail, and sent to Pademba Road Prison, the notorious central prison in Freetown. The trial is pending. It is possible he might appear again in court on 24 July to […]
**Updates IFEX alert of 19 July 1996**
On 23 July 1996, Edison Yonghai, editor of “The Point” newspaper,
was charged with sedition and libel, denied bail, and sent to
Pademba Road Prison, the notorious central prison in Freetown. The
trial is pending. It is possible he might appear again in court on
24 July to further negotiate release on bail.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
violation of the right to free expression
Leone’s nascent civilian democracy
Appeals To
His Excellency Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
President
State House
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Fax: +232 22 24 21 26
Please copy appeals to the originator if possible.
