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Two French documentary directors and their Togolese production assistant have been released and granted permission to leave Togo after weeks of detention. Their release follows intense diplomatic pressure and international appeals regarding their unlawful imprisonment.
Togo's government asserts it possesses "serious and consistent evidence" against two French documentary filmmakers, Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani, who have been detained since July. They face charges of making false statements, along with their Togolese fixer.
Two French filmmakers, Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani, detained in Togo, are reportedly 'in order' according to their production company, which also stated that one of them is ill. Their company is working to secure their release.