Mali - Detained newspaper editor charged over soldier's open letter

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is outraged to learn that Boukary Daou, a newspaper editor who has been held since 6 March for publishing an army officer's open letter, was finally charged yesterday with “inciting disobedience” and “publishing false news” and was transferred to Bamako's main prison. “Are journalists seen as enemies in Mali?” Reporters Without Borders asked. “Is reporting what is said by soldiers who are defending the people regarded as a highly reprehensible act deserving military and (...)

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