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Talk show host released

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    Liberian authorities released popular talk show host Max Jlateh on Tuesday,
    one day after he was detained for allowing callers to express sentiments
    perceived by the state as "anti-American", a diplomatic source confirmed to IRIN.

    His station, DC 101, went off the air on Monday when police went there and arrested him. The source told IRIN on Wednesday that the talk show was now back on the air and that no charges were laid against Jlateh. "Public
    reaction to his release has been extremely favourable and this morning's
    show was devoted to an assessment of the show's value since its inception,"
    the source said.

    The Liberian government had justified its actions by saying that the
    sentiments aired were not in line with the country's national security
    interests and gave the impression that Liberia was not in sympathy with the
    US following the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

    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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