Lawyer says DR Congo reporter to remain in jail pending appeal

Stanis Bujakera, 33, was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for allegedly incriminating in an article the country's military intelligence in the murder of an opposition politician Cherubin Okende.

Lawyer says DR Congo reporter to remain in jail pending appeal

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

KINSHASA - A prominent DR Congo journalist who was due to be released from prison on Tuesday will remain in jail pending an appeal of his sentence, his

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Lawyer says DR Congo reporter to remain in jail pending appeal

Stanis Bujakera, 33, was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for allegedly incriminating in an article the country's military intelligence in the murder of an opposition politician Cherubin Okende.

Lawyer says DR Congo reporter to remain in jail pending appeal

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