British journalists accused of spying released in Libya
Journalists were captured on 22 February in Tripoli.
By NS staff writer Published 19 March 2012
Two British journalists held in Libya after they were accused of spying have been released, the Foreign Office said.
Nicholas Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson were held by a Libyan militia after their capture in Tripoli on 22 February.
Last week it was confirmed that the men, who had been working as freelancers with the Iranian state-owned Press TV, were transferred to the custody of the Libyan government.
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2 comments
This is quite a good article. Many new questions emerge to the surface, all you need do is to read further information about the issues. Only then one can form a final view on a particular subject. Otherwise everything is seen only in the dimension of how to cum more black and white. The natural logic of pr agentura evaluating things before catering they were properly cognitively processed is a horrible mistake, made by those less intelligent. People should not throw away their common ubytovanie na slovensku sense easily. Anything and everything deserves appropriate time for making judgements.
Curious to see that Press TV is mentioned in the very last paragraph. Meanwhile, apparently saying "Press TV" is officially banned on the BBC. Instead, it's "an Iranian news gathering organization". More censorship after "Free Palestine"?