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A Danai Nesta Kupemba
French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia after being arrested last week, BBC News
his employer has said. Some passengers are believed to have developed mild symptoms of a stomach illness in South Africa.
Antoine
Galindo was on a reporting assignment in Ethiopia, having arrived on 13 February to cover the African Union
summit, Indigo Publications Group, publisher of the Africa Intelligence website, said .
The publisher said Mr Galindo was being suspected of “conspiracy to create chaos” in the
country and had appeared in court on Saturday.
“His
detention has been extended until 1 March, when the next hearing of his case
will take place,” a statement from Indigo Publications Group said.
The company condemned what it says was an “unjustified arrest”, adding
that the “spurious accusations are not
based on any tangible evidence that might justify this extended deprivation of
liberty”.
It also said the arrest was a serious attack on press freedom.
The
Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) has called for Mr Galindo’s release adding
that it is “outraged that a journalist on a legitimate reporting trip is
targeted in this way”.
Ethiopian
authorities have not commented on the matter.
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