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– Slovak journalist Lukáš Milan sentenced to three years in prison for defamation (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 19, 2018

Lukáš Milan was handed a three year suspended prison sentence and banned from practising journalism for an article on alleged corruption.
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