20 September 2008 - 16H41
RFI's Moussa Kaka, still captive one year on
Radio France International's employees’ unions have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Moussa Kaka, a correspondent for the radio station in Niger who has been imprisoned for a year.
Today marks one year of Moussa Kaka's imprisonment in Niger.
The Radio France International correspondent in Niamey was accused over the nature of his professional contacts with the Tuareg rebellion.
In July, the lead examining magistrate dismissed the case for lack of evidence, a decision that the attorney general appealed.
On October 7 the Niger justice system will rule on the case, to either reconsider the facts as the ministry requests, or confirm the dismissal on the grounds of lack of evidence.
On September 16, in the Court of Appeals tribunal, the attorney general asked the judges to pursue charges against Kaka of “committing acts of a nature in order to harm national defense in a time of war, and no longer charges of “complicity in undermining the authority of the state.”
For this, Kaka will no longer face life in prison, but could risk a sentence of one to five years in prison and a fine of 1 to 5 million CFA francs.
Kaka’s lawyer, Mr. Coulibaly, has requested the confirmation of the dismissal due to lack of evidence.
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