Website editor’s arrest violates press law

The editor of the Conakry Live website, Camara was taken into custody at the headquarters of the judicial police in Conakry in connection with an article detailing an alleged case of embezzlement of fuel expenses by Guinea’s foreign ministry.

Camara, who is also the Chinese news agency Xinhua’s correspondent in Guinea, was placed in detention after being summoned for questioning as a result of a defamation complaint brought by the ministry.