Fatou Jaw Manneh Given Prison Sentence; Fined and Released ...
· Background Information. On August 18, after a trial that dragged on for more than 16 months, the based freelance journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh (f) was found guilty "beyond reasonable doubt" of four counts of sedition and sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour, or a 250,000 Dalasi (approx. 12,000) fine, payable the same day.