Guinea-Bissau: Free Journalists Detained After Referendum
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Sulai Seide and Nelson da Silva spent the night in a police station in Bissau. Their release follows the constitutional referendum proposed by the military.
The two journalists of Radio Capital FM were released after several hours of detention in Bissau. The Guinean League of Human Rights (LGDH) denounced an "arbitrary detention".
Nelson António da Silva and Sulai, journalists from Radio Capital FM, were released after several hours in detention at the Second Public Order Police Station in Bissau. The release was confirmed by the radio station and by the Union of Journalists and Social Communication Technicians of Guinea-Bissau (SINJOTECS). The two journalists had been arrested [...] The content Guinea-Bissau: Nelson and Sulai released after detention during election coun…
The Ministry of Interior and Public Order of Guinea-Bissau today denied having kidnapped the editor-in-chief of Radio Capital FM, Sulai Seide, and clarified the arrest of the journalist, local media reported.
Man was "abducted" on Sunday night and taken to the police station.
Sulai Seide, editor-in-chief of Radio Capital FM, is accused of disclosing false information after publishing images of polling stations that, according to the same sources, showed a low participation in the referendum to the Constitution.
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