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Ghanaian freed
from Libyan prison
Accra, May 1, Ghanadot/GNA
- Mr. Daniel Baidoo, a Ghanaian, who was imprisoned for 25 years
in Libya in 2001 for possessing Christian materials, has been
released through the intervention of the government.
He joined Vice President John Dramani Mahama, who returned home
Thursday evening from Tripoli, Libya, after a three-day official
visit to that country.
The Vice President told journalists at the Kotoka International
Airport, Accra, that Mr. Biadoo, in his early thirties, went to
Libya in 1998.
Vice President Mahama said Mr. Biadoo, who was a member of the
Union Church, requested for Christian literature from a
Christian organization in the U.S in 1998.
The Vice President said the Libyan security personnel
intercepted the literature that was being posted to Mr. Biadoo,
leading to his incarceration.
Vice President Mahama said when the government of Ghana learnt
of the case upon coming into power, it sent a letter of clemency
to the Libyan authorities through a
special envoy of that country, facilitating the release of Mr.
Baidoo.
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