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Gambia: Opposition Newspaper Journalist Detained Overnight
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Media Foundation for West Africa (Accra)
PRESS RELEASE
17 June 2008
Posted to the web 17 June 2008
Saikou Ceesay, a reporter with the Banjul-based opposition Foroyaa newspaper was on June 15, 2008 arrested and detained overnight in Kotu Police Station in Kombo province, about 11 kilometres South/West of Banjul ,capital of The Gambia.
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) sources reported that Ceesay was arrested at the police station while investigating the arrest and detention of pro-government Daily Observer managing director, Dida Halake.
The sources said the journalist was taken to the Serious Crime Unit at the police headquarters in Banjul the following day, where he was interrogated before being released on bail.
Even though he has not been charged with any offence, Ceesay had been asked to report to the police on June 17.
Ceesay was reported to have been harassed and insulted while in detention.
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Meanwhile the Daily Observer’s managing director had also been granted bail.
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