The judge ordered the newspaper's closure and Sieh's detention pending payment on 20 August. Unable to pay the fine, which reportedly amounts to more than 30 times the newspaper's annual operating budget, Sieh was incarcerated in Monrovia Central Prison the next day.
Given the size of the fine, Sieh faces effective life imprisonment.
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