Police arrested journalist Mones Nazarali, who was taken before a public prosecutor and charged with several crimes, including defamation, slander, disturbing the public order, and insulting the police, which all carry prison sentences under the criminal code, according to the same sources.
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The Surinamese Association of Journalists (SVJ) is demanding the immediate release of the journalist, Mones Nazarali, whom it said had been detained by the authorities on Tuesday, World Press Freedom Day.
The SVJ said it is “shocked” at the ar