After nineteen days of pre-trial detention at the Libreville Central Prison, the Gabonese journalist Harold Leckat, director The publisher of the online media Gabon Media Time (GMT) was released today Friday November 7, according to information published by the Gabonese Agency of press.

On October 15, Harold Leckat was arrested at Léon-Mba International Airport in Libreville, on his return from a professional trip to France. On 20 October, he was placed under arrest of deposit and imprisoned in the central prison on charges of embezzlement of public funds, as part of a communication contract signed in 2020 between Gabon Media Time and the Case Deposits and Consignments (CDC).

This release marks an important turning point in an affair that had strongly mobilized the press and organizations of defense of rights in Gabon. The journalist's release took place in following a strong mobilization of actors in the national press.