Court sentences Ngady

On 2 April 2007, Michel Alkhaly Ngady, editor of Temps Nouveaux, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and fined 300 000 CFA francs (US$636) on charges of "resistance and disobedience to public authorities and contempt for the laws". This is the ruling of a criminal court in Bangui, Central African Republic. Ngady's conviction comes in response to his criticism of the High Communication Council's appointment of its new members. An appeal is pending. See here for an earlier report.