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Three journalists suspended

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    The government has suspended the press accreditation of three local correspondents working for the international media including the BBC French Service and Radio France International, the BBC reported on Friday.

    The authorities accused the Conakry-based journalists of broadcasting news which tarnished the image of Guinea. The two-month suspensions come a week before the resumption of the trial of opposition leader Alpha Conde.

    Conde, a parliamentarian, has been in prison since his arrest on 15 December 1998 near the Ivorian border, a day after the presidential election in which he emerged as the third choice candidate. He and 47 others have been charged with “endangering the state”, assaulting law enforcement officers and fraudulently transferring foreign exchange.

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