Liberian Authorities Attack, Detain Journalist Max Richards Jr.

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Abuja — Liberian authorities should investigate the attack and arrest of journalist Max M. Richards Jr. and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

On July 9, in the northeastern city of Ganta, a group of about 15 officers with Liberia's Drug Enforcement Agency attacked Richards Jr., a reporter with the privately owned Hott FM radio broadcaster, after he photographed them making an arrest, according to the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via messaging app, and news reports.

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