Togo: Togo Says It Has 'Serious' Evidence Against Detained French Journalists

[RFI] Togo's government says it has "serious and consistent evidence" against two French documentary filmmakers detained since July on charges of making false statements. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani were arrested along with their Togolese fixer, Fred Vedomey, and have denied wrongdoing.

Advocacy group Reporters Without Borders is calling for the release of two French journalists and their fixer detained in Togo.

The two French journalists detained in Togo since last month have been charged with "false declarations" despite having the correct documents to work there, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said.

Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani's detention is "unjustified and disproportionate", Reporters Without Borders says.

Detained at the end of July while filming the final footage for a documentary in the country's north, two French filmmakers remain held in Lomé and face charges of allegedly making false statements related to their visas.

Detained at the end of July while filming the final footage for a documentary in the country's north, two French filmmakers remain held in Lomé and face charges of allegedly making false statements related to their visas.