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Martin and Johan were eventually given a pardon when, as Martin says, "Ethiopia realised that it was beginning to cost more than it takes to have two international journalists locked up in the Kaliti prison". On their release, they gave an interview to Ethiopian state television in which they laid it on thick, thanking the government and admitting to being terribly wrong about what they'd done. "To be honest, the Ethiopian government played us really good", Johan says.When they got back to Sweden, Martin began seeing a therapist. Johan didn't. He checked into a hotel for the first three days he was back and then moved in with Martin and his wife Linnea. Johan slept on the sofa. After 438 days together in prison, the two journalists needed to be with one another.Over on Noisey: These Are the Worst Ever Performances from Radio 1's Live Lounge
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