Printing Press manager arrested…EM confirms Print E-mail
Written by Robert J. Clarke, Jr.   
Monday, 14 December 2009

The Executive Mansion has confirmed the arrest and subsequent detention of the Manager of the Semarco Printing Press.


Presidential Press Secretary Cyrus Wleh Badio told reporters Michael Makinde was arrested Saturday by the National Security Agency.


Mr. Badio said although he could not give details of the legal aspect, Mr. Makinde is being charged with criminal facilitation.


The Justice Ministry had earlier said it has no knowledge of the arrest of the Semarco Printing Press Manager by the NSA.


Mr. Badio said why the government supports press freedom, the press should be mindful of its responsibility in providing information to the public.


Mr. Makinde’s arrest is linked to a story published last week by the Plain Truth newspaper that the Liberian government was supplying weapons to Guinean dissidents.


Government has since dismissed the story and has summoned the publisher of the newspaper, Cyrenus Cephas.

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