@Saidu Alie Lakoh, I have vehemently disagreed with President Koroma on his handling of the Ebola crisis but trust me that when it comes to press freedom, his credentials are exactly as he described them. You want a short list of our beloved former President Kabbahs activities as President of an SLPP-led Government? Well, here goes just a selection of his intimidation of journalists during his first 3 years in office. Pa Kabbah did a total of over 11 years in office so you can imagine if this is just for 3 years. Read on...: 08/04/99 Christo Johnson, Reuters, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 08/04/99 Pasco Temple, Star Radio, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 08/04/99 Ade Campbell, Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS), Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 08/04/99 Chernor Bangura, Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS), Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 06/10/99 Sorie Sudan Sesay, Independent Observer, Attacked, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 06/10/99 Bai Bai Sesay, Independent Observer, Attacked, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 06/10/99 Jerry Tryson, Independent Observer, Attacked, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 06/10/99 Ibrahim Sorie Sesay, Independent Observer, Attacked, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 06/10/99 Gibril Foday Musa, New Tablet, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 05/18/99 Jonathon Leigh, Independent Observer, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 05/08/99 All Print Media, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 05/05/99 Ahmed Kanneh, The New Storm, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 05/05/99 Thomas Gbow, The New Storm, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 05/05/99 Mohammad Massaquoi, The New Storm, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 04/30/99 Conrad Roy, Expo Times, Killed by Kabbah/SLPP of Tuberculosis during detention 04/20/99 Winston Ojukutu-Macauley, BBC, Harassed, Threatened by Kabbah/SLPP 02/03/99 Abdulai Jumah Jalloh, African Champion, Killed by ECOMOG/Kabbah/SLPP 12/22/98 Kabba Kargbo, freelancer, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 12/11/98 Mildred Hancile, Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS), Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 12/11/98 Conrad Roy, Expo Times, Imprisoned & later died in jail 12/11/98 Manso Mbompa Turay, Eagle, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 12/11/98 Amadu Jalloh, Liberty Voice, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 12/08/98 Winston Ojukutu Macaulay, BBC, Legal Action against him by Kabbah/SLPP 12/08/98 Sylvester Rogers, BBC, Imprisoned, Threatened, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 12/08/98 Sulaiman Momodu, BBC, Concord Times, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 07/15/98 Umaru David, Champion Newspaper, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 07/15/98 David Konteh, Champion Newspaper, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 07/14/98 Foday Fofana, Star, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 07/14/98 Alusine Fofana, Star, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 07/02/98 Joseph Mboka, Democrat, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 07/02/98 Jonathan Leigh, Independent Observer, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 07/02/98 Ahmed Kanneh, Newstorm, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 06/03/98 Print media, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 04/30/98 Punch, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 03/31/98 Dennis Smith, SLBS, Imprisoned, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 03/31/98 Gipu Felix George, SLBS, Imprisoned, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 03/31/98 Olivia Mensah, SLBS, Imprisoned, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 03/31/98 Maada Maka Swaray, SLBS Imprisoned, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 03/31/98 William Smith, We Yone, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 03/31/98 Hilton Fyle, WBIG-FM103, Imprisoned, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 03/31/98 Ibrahim B. Kargbo, Citizen, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 03/26/98 Sorie Fofana, The Vision, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 03/25/98 All Print media, Censored Before Publication by Kabbah/SLPP 04/20/97 James Murray, Punch, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 04/20/97 James Murray, Punch, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 03/19/97 Gibril Koroma, Expo Times, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 03/19/97 Charles Davis, Expo Times, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 03/19/97 Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Expo Times, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 03/06/97 Harry Evans, Footprints, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 03/03/97 Mohammed Karim, Footprints, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 03/03/97 Njai Kanthba, Footprints, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 01/24/97 Pat Kawa, Punch, Harassed, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 12/18/96 Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Expo Times, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 12/18/96 Charles Roberts, Expo Times, Imprisoned by Kabbah/SLPP 11/05/96 Gibril Koroma, Expo Times, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 11/05/96 Max Jimmy, Expo Times, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 10/12/96 Hilton Fyle, 1-2-3 Newspaper, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 10/11/96 Sheka Tarawali, Torchlight, Imprisoned, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP 10/09/96 Max Jimmy, Expo Times, Attacked by Kabbah/SLPP 09/06/96 Torchlight, Censored from Publication by SLPP-led Parliament 08/28/96 Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Expo Times, Imprisoned, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 08/28/96 Gibril Koroma, Expo Times, Harassed by Kabbah/SLPP 07/19/96 Edison Yongai, The Point, Imprisoned, Legal Action by Kabbah/SLPP # END #
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:21:13 +0000
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