The editor of a daily newspaper in Sierra Leone, who was held in custody on charges of libel and "malicious propaganda", has managed to raise a huge bail fee to win his freedom. Philip Neville, editor of the Standard Times, paid about £35,000 to satisfy tough conditions set by a Freetown court. He was arrested a week ago after publishing an article that accused President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of keeping quiet about gifts that Sierra Leone had been offered by Libya. (Via IFEX)
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