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Visits authorized for political prisoners

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    Guinea Bissau Attorney General Amin Saad has given the go-ahead for visits by relatives to political prisoners detained since the May overthrow of President Joao Bernardo Vieira, AFP reported.

    Saad, speaking on Friday after visiting the Bissau prison where 42 high-ranking officers are being held, said the visits could begin Monday, AFP added.

    On 12 July, the Guinea Bissau Human Rights League LGDH) criticised prison conditions in the country. It claimed that some prisoners were suffering from a lack of medical attention, but this has not been confirmed by other sources, OCHA reported in its 1-15 July situation report on Guinea Bissau.

    About 225 of the more than 500 people detained following Vieira's
    overthrow on 7 May have been released so far.

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