Two Togolese journalists critical of the government have been arrested over comments they made during a broadcast on web-based television, their lawyer told AFP.
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Ayite had been in police custody after complaints from two ministers over remarks made in the broadcast. "We have not seen the complaints of the two ministers, nor the indictment of the prosecutor," he said. The head of the Africa office of Reporters Without Borders , Arnaud Froger, denounced the "illegal" and "dangerous" arrest of Ayite, deploring the detention of journalists for criticism made on air.It is not the first time the media have run into trouble with authorities.L'Alternative was suspended in February for four months by the HAAC media watchdog in a case involving Housing Minister Koffi Tsolenyanu.
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