Paul Kamara

Posted on by Jonathan Beckman

On 5 October 2004 Paul Kamara, a leading independent journalist from Sierra Leone, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for seditious libel. The charges stemmed from articles which were critical of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. The Sierra Leone High Commission in London issued a press statement the same day: ‘The President is pleased that whatever […]

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