Guinea media regulators jailed over junta bribery claim

FILE - Guinean junta President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya leaves a meeting in Conakry, Guinea, Sept. 10, 2021. Two media regulators in Guinea were sentenced to prison on June 21, 2024, after claiming the junta bribed the heads of some media outlets.

Two media regulators in Guinea were sentenced Thursday to eight months in prison after claiming the heads of popular outlets were bribed by the ruling military, their lawyer said.