Thu, 24 May 2012 19:33:41 +0000 With the approach of the upcoming August 31 elections in oil-rich Angola, the incumbent government is revealing a short tolerance for speculation among news media. Currently on trial is the journalist, Ramiro Aleixo, who faces charges over articles he wrote five years ago. Aleixo is alleged to have defamed the military justice system, specifically its Supreme Court and office of the military attorney. In September 2007, the defendant wrote two articles in the now defunct weekly newspaper Kesongo about the trial and conviction of the former director of the Angolan Intelligence Services, General Fernando Garcia Miala, exposing the judicial process as a farce. Initially, it was publicly revealed that there was an investigation of General Miala for an attempted coup. To the journalist’s surprise, and to the surprise of the Angolan public at large, the general ended up in court accused of insubordination for refusing to attend a public […]
Journalists Under Pressure in Run Up to Angolan Elections
