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Court upholds case against human rights campaigner

    NAIROBI

    A court in Monrovia on Tuesday threw out a motion to dismiss a edition charge against child rights campaigner, James Torh, AFP quoted judicial sources as saying.

    The ruling by Criminal Court Judge Joseph Andrews followed defence arguments that Torh was exercising his right under the Liberian constitution "which guarantees freedom of expression."

    The state charged Torh for sedition for statements he allegedly made at a secondary school in Monrovia in December when he allegedly said the state was being run from President Charles Taylor's pocket.

    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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