in ▁had ▁pl otted ▁to ▁assass inate ▁the ▁president ▁but ▁he ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁other ▁diss idents ▁had ▁been ▁arrested . ▁The ▁trial ▁date ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁December . ▁It ▁differ ed ▁from ▁many ▁political ▁tri als ▁in ▁Africa ▁being ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁public ▁and ▁the ▁defence ▁was ▁allowed ▁a ▁lawyer ▁from ▁Paris . ▁In ▁any ▁event , ▁Ah om ad ég b é - Tom êt in ▁received ▁five ▁years ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁consp i racy , ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁were ▁de alt ▁from ▁one - ▁to ▁ten - year ▁sentences . ▁Mag a ▁ultimately ▁released ▁them ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁saying ▁in ▁a ▁broadcast ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁good ▁behavior ▁in ▁j ail ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁recon cile ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁enemies . ▁ ▁T é vo éd j r è ▁convinced ▁the ▁D ah ome yan ▁government ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁Ag ence ▁D ah om enn ée ▁de ▁Pres se ▁to ▁be ▁led ▁by ▁him , ▁and ▁before ▁the ▁year ▁was ▁over ▁he ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Ag ence ▁France - Pres se ' s ▁wire ▁services ▁and ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁in ▁D ah ome yan ▁journal ism . ▁Another ▁project ▁of ▁his ▁was ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁museum ▁to ▁en comp ass ▁all ▁of ▁D ah ome y ' s ▁art ▁pieces . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁ 3 0 - kil ow att ▁transmit ter ,