Jailed Liberian Journalist Granted 30-Day Prison Release

The publisher and managing editor of the Liberian-based newspaper and online magazine FrontPage Africa has been granted a 30-day temporary release from prison by the Attorney General.  Rodney Sieh was jailed on August 21st after he failed to pay a US $1.6 million libel judgment to former Agriculture Minister J. Chris Toe. Former Public Works Minister Samuel Kofi Woods, who is one of Sieh’s lawyers, said the release is consistent with Liberian law. “This is what is referred to as ...

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