George Weah's Critic Released In Sierra Leone
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jan 16, 2020
Sierra Leone said it had released a leading opponent of Liberian President George Weah after he had been briefly detained at Liberia's request.
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Opposition figure Henry Costa left Sierra Leone for the United States, where he usually resides, an immigration official in Sierra Leone and Liberian media said.
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Sierra Leone authorities had stopped him from leaving the country on Tuesday, local media reported, in an affair allegedly related to problems with his travel documents.
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Costa, chairman of a youth activist group called the Council of Patriots (COP), is a fierce critic of footballer-turned-politician Weah and often attacks him on his popular radio show.
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Sierra Leone Information Minister Abdurahman Swarray told local radio on Thursday that Costa had been detained and released.
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"There was a call from our counterparts in Liberia to investigate him and we did the due diligence,ÔÇØ Swarray said.
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Costa had returned to his native Liberia from the United States last month ahead of an anti-Weah protest which took place on January 6.
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He was prevented from boarding a flight in Liberia last week for allegedly possessing forged travel documents, media in Liberia said earlier.
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He was supposed to present himself to Liberian authorities on Wednesday but instead turned up in Freetown, capital of neighbouring Sierra Leone, where he was detained at the airport.
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COP co-chair Mo Alie confirmed that Costa had been released and was on his way to the United States.
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Liberia's government did not comment on Costa's detention on Wednesday, and it was not immediately available for comment on Thursday.
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The president is under growing pressure to revive the West African country's economy, which is struggling after back-to-back civil wars and the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis.
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