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KINSHASA, Congo — Stanis Bujakera, a journalist detained since last September in Congo on charges of spreading false information, was released on Tuesday, his lawyer said.
The lawyer, Yana Ndikulu, said Bujakera — who works for international media including Reuters and Jeune Afrique — was released on Tuesday evening from the prison in the capital Kinshasa where he was being held.
“Our client is free,” Ndikulu said.
Bujakera told Reuters the director of the prison had told him he was free to leave shortly after 9:30 p.m. local time.
A court in Kinshasa on Monday had found Bujakera guilty of spreading false information, among other charges.
It sentenced him to six months in prison and fined him 1 million Congolese francs ($364). His legal team said after that ruling that Bujakera would be released on Tuesday because he had already served his sentence.
But the release was unexpectedly suspended after news emerged on Tuesday evening that the state prosecutor in the case had lodged an appeal against the sentence. About three hours later, however, Bujakera’s lawyers said the prosecutor had withdrawn his appeal, paving the way for his release.
Contacted by Reuters after the release, the prosecutor said he could not comment further.
Bujakera was arrested in September on suspicion of spreading false information about the killing of a prominent opposition politician in an article published by Jeune Afrique, the French news magazine has said.
The prosecutor in the case earlier this month had asked the court in Kinshasa to sentence Bujakera to 20 years in prison.
Local and international rights groups including Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International had condemned Bujakera’s detention, calling it an attack on press freedom. Reuters had also called for his release.
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KINSHASA, Congo — Stanis Bujakera, a journalist detained since last September in Congo on charges of spreading false information, was released on Tuesday, his lawyer said.
The lawyer, Yana Ndikulu, said Bujakera — who works for international media including Reuters and Jeune Afrique — was released on Tuesday evening from the prison in the capital Kinshasa where he was being held.
“Our client is free,” Ndikulu said.
Bujakera told Reuters the director of the prison had told him he was free to leave shortly after 9:30 p.m. local time.
A court in Kinshasa on Monday had found Bujakera guilty of spreading false information, among other charges.
It sentenced him to six months in prison and fined him 1 million Congolese francs ($364). His legal team said after that ruling that Bujakera would be released on Tuesday because he had already served his sentence.
But the release was unexpectedly suspended after news emerged on Tuesday evening that the state prosecutor in the case had lodged an appeal against the sentence. About three hours later, however, Bujakera’s lawyers said the prosecutor had withdrawn his appeal, paving the way for his release.
Contacted by Reuters after the release, the prosecutor said he could not comment further.
Bujakera was arrested in September on suspicion of spreading false information about the killing of a prominent opposition politician in an article published by Jeune Afrique, the French news magazine has said.
The prosecutor in the case earlier this month had asked the court in Kinshasa to sentence Bujakera to 20 years in prison.
Local and international rights groups including Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International had condemned Bujakera’s detention, calling it an attack on press freedom. Reuters had also called for his release.
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Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, praises ‘very valuable’ potential of Gaza’s ‘waterfront property’ https://t.co/dEz7OzXIwq
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 20, 2024
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Anyone remember this Hxmas animal dancing on an Israeli tank October 7th?
Well, I have some news for you…
The Palestinians are reporting that he was ELIMINATED tonight… pic.twitter.com/hSAlYNnjED— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 19, 2024
Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice Business Wire
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Anyone remember this Hxmas animal dancing on an Israeli tank October 7th?
Well, I have some news for you…
The Palestinians are reporting that he was ELIMINATED tonight… pic.twitter.com/hSAlYNnjED— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 19, 2024
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Naryshkin said that France is preparing 2,000 troops to be sent to Ukraine
The director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin, has said that Russia has information that France is already preparing a military contingent to be sent to Ukraine, initially… pic.twitter.com/1MV1bcaaY7
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 19, 2024
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