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| Go Takayama |
Evansville Courier and Press
Photojournalist Go Takayama, 28, a former Courier & Press intern who had been held in a Cambodian jail since Nov. 23 on charges that he was producing pornographic pictures has been released after a provincial court acquitted him of all charges.
The development comes after a high-ranking Cambodian government minister spoke out on the photographer’s behalf.
Cambodian Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith, a former newspaper editor who has been jailed in the past, told News Photographer magazine he was convinced of Takayama’s innocence and that he was sending a formal letter to the court requesting his release.
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The development comes after a high-ranking Cambodian government minister spoke out on the photographer’s behalf.
Cambodian Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith, a former newspaper editor who has been jailed in the past, told News Photographer magazine he was convinced of Takayama’s innocence and that he was sending a formal letter to the court requesting his release.
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