Maputo — The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has called for the charges against two journalists, arrested in connection with the islamist insurgency in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, to be dropped.
Amade Abubacar and Germano Adriano, who both work on the Macomia district community radio and television station, were released from preventive detention on Tuesday, but still face charges of "spreading messages that discredit members of the armed forces". The Cabo Delgado provincial attorney's office seems to have dropped more serious security charges.
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