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Civilians moved from prison to house arrest

[Liberia] Liberian President Charles Taylor. AP Photo
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    Meanwhile, the government on Wednesday transferred 10 Vieira associates from prison to house arrest, Lusa reported. The men, all civilians, included former ministers and presidential advisers.

    "This a step toward your freedom, so I ask that you understand this gesture as a gesture of reconciliation," Lieutenant Colonel Emilio Costa, a Junta official, told them at a ceremony. He asked them to do their utmost "to bring peace to Guinea Bissau". Other pro-Vieira civilians remain in prison because they are suspected of "grave crimes", Costa added.

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