Sierra Leone’s Counterterrorism Bill Called ‘Significant Threat to Press Freedom’

Abuja — Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio should not sign the country’s counterterrorism bill into law and must ensure any new legislation will not be used to target the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday.

“President Julius Maada Bio should not assent to Sierra Leone’s terror bill without ensuring that sections hostile to press freedom are amended,” said Angela Quintal, CPJ’s Africa regional director, from New York. “Sierra Leone’s lawmakers and executive should…