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Activist released on bail

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    Human rights activist James Torh was released on bail on Monday after being charged with sedition, Jappah Nah, national coordinator of the Human Rights Centre of Liberia, told IRIN on Tuesday. Torh was detained on Wednesday following remarks made earlier this month to secondary school students in Monrovia. He allegedly said the government was being run from Taylor's pocket and that whereas it claimed it had no money, many expensive cars were still being seen around the streets of the capital and those who voted for it must be sorry to see it was failing
    them, Nah told IRIN.

    Torh is the director of a child rights advocacy group in Monrovia, FOCUS. He had recently criticised the state on a number of human rights issues and called for the dismantling of a notorious anti-terrorist unit set up by Taylor's son.

    Torh was released on a 150,000-Liberian-dollar criminal appearance bond. No date has yet been set for the trial of the rights activist who, if found guilty, could face up to five years in prison.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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