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Guinean Police pursue publisher over publication


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    On December, 19, 2011 officials of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guinean Police went into the offices of the privately-owned Le Défi newspaper to arrest El Hadj Thierno Mamadou Bah, the publisher of the weekly, over an article that was deemed critical of the administration of President Alpha Condé .

    The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) ’s correspondent in Guinea reported that “since the newspaper came out on Monday 19 December, the police have been looking for El Hadj Thierno Mamadou Bah. They are looking for him because of the article. A member of his editorial team confirmed. This has compelled El hadj Thierno to take refuge in a safe place.”

    The article headlined: “Upper Guinea: The End of The Road of Alpha’s Power”, appeared on Page 3 of Le Defi .

    The correspondent said El hadj Thierno wrote in the article that: “Alpha Condé is a far cry from what Guinea was expecting. His lack of experience has been made manifest much in the same way as his lack of popularity, and this is confirmed on a daily basis in areas including Upper Guinea (his stronghold)”.

    President Condé and the ruling party have been reportedly facing challenges with the breakup of the Rainbow Alliance of some 90 political parties that supported the President in the last election.

    ALERTE Guinée: Directeur de publication recherché par la Police pour un article qui met en cause l’administration du Président Condé


    Le 19 décembre 2011, les agents de la police judiciaire de la Guinée se sont introduits dans les locaux du journal privé Le Défi en vue d’arrêter El Hadj Thierno Mamadou Bah le directeur de publication de cet hebdomadaire à cause d’un article censé être critique de l’administration du Président Alpha Condé.

    Le correspondant de la Fondation pour les Médias en Afrique de l’Ouest (MFWA), a rapporté que « depuis la sortie du journal le 19 décembre, el Hadj Thierno Mamadou Bah est recherché par des agents de la police. ‘Il est recherché pour ce journal ‘ nous a confié un membre de sa rédaction. Obligeant El hadj Thierno à se mettre à l’abri en un lieu sûr »

    L’article titré « Haute Guinée : C’en est fini du pouvoir d’Alpha » a été publié à la page 3 du journal Le Défi

    Selon le correspondant, El Hadj Thierno a écrit dans cet article que « Alpha Condé est loin d’être celui que la Guinée attendait. Son manque d’expérience est aujourd’hui d’autant avéré que son impopularité, ce qui se confirme chaque jour même en Haute Guinée (son fief) ».

    Le Président Condé et le parti au pouvoir seraient confrontés à des difficultés suite à la désagrégation de l’alliance arc-en-ciel regroupant quelque 90 partis politiques qui l’avaient soutenu lors de la dernière élection.

    For more information Please contact/Pour d’amples renseignements, veuillez-vous adresser à :

    Kwame Karikari (Prof)
    Executive Director
    MFWA
    Accra
    Tel: 233-30-22 4 24 70
    Fax: 233-302-22 10 84
    Email: mfwa@africaonline.com.gh, alerts@mediafound.org
    Website: www.mediafound.org
    Guinean Police pursue publisher over publication



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