The editor of a Togolese newspaper detained over a report about the death of a supporter of President Faure Gnassingbe was released on Tuesday, his lawyer said.
The arrest of Apollinaire Mewenemesse, 71, who is editor of La Depeche, heightened fears of a press clampdown ahead of elections.
“Apollinaire Mewenemesse is released under judicial supervision. We requested the release today after his questioning,” lawyer Darius Kokou Atsoo told AFP. Togo will hold legislative elections on April 29 after delaying the ballot over a contested constitutional reform.He has been in power since 2005 after succeeding his father, who governed for three decades following a military coup.
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