A Court in Cotonou, the capital, on January 16, 2013 sentenced Berthe Cakpossa, director of the privately-owned television channel Canal 3 Benin, to three months in prison with hard labour for airing a press conference in which a former government official alleged corrupt practices in President Yayi Boni's government.
The Court also fined Cakpossa an amount of 500,000 CFA francs (approx. US$ 1,000) and symbolic damages of 1 CFA franc.
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