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State resists motion to dismiss Torh charges

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    State prosecutors have resisted a motion to dismiss the charge of sedition against child rights advocate, James Torh, independent Star radio reported on Saturday. Torh's lawyers requested on Thursday that charges against him be dismissed on the grounds that the Liberian constitution permits freedom
    of expression.

    The state charged Torh for sedition for a statement he made at a secondary school in Monrovia in December when he accused President Charles Taylor and his government of corruption.

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