CAR ministry links “dead city” calls to destabilisation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
The Central African Republic’s Ministry of the Interior says calls for a “dead city” day aim to destabilise institutions and says no application for authorisation to hold a demonstration was submitted. It says Nguemale Elysée and several others, arrested on 15 October at the Jean XXIII Centre, are being held as part of investigations into possible plans to cause disruption, according to its statement of 18 October.
The Central African Republic’s Ministry of the Interior and Public Security sees calls for a “dead city” operation as an attempt to destabilise institutions. In a statement issued on Sunday 18 October, it said it had received no application for prior authorisation to organise the action.
The ministry said it was seeking to preserve public order and institutional stability. The calls for a day without activities were issued by Central African civil society on 11 October.
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