Côte d’Ivoire - Open letter to Ouattara asking him to intercede on behalf of imprisoned journalist

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders wrote to President Alassane Ouattara today asking him to help obtain the provisional release of Hermann Aboa, a journalist with state-owned Radio-Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) who has been detained since 21 July. The organization is worried about the conditions in which Aboa has been held since his transfer to Abidjan's main prison. The text of the letter follows: President Alassane Ouattara Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Paris, 6 September 2011 Dear President Ouattara, (...)

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