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A French-Comoran woman has been detained for a week in the Comoros over an online video criticising an ally of President Azali Assoumani, her lawyer said on Tuesday. Mze Said Said Fatima, 54, was officially charged on Tuesday with disseminating false news, discrediting the institutions and damaging the image of an individual, the lawyer, Djamal El-dine Bacar, said. “The charges, which are exaggerated, do not justify her being remanded in custody,” Bacar told AFP. Fatima has already spent seven days behind bars, more than the maximum 48 hours legally allowed before charges are pressed, after be…

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