Central African police arrest civil society leaders Elysée Nguémalé and Quentin Ngbouando
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Corbeaunews Centrafrique
Central African police arrested Elysée Nguémalé and Quentin Claver Ngbouando, leaders of the Observatory of Democratic Governance in the Central African Republic and the I Gwé movement, before a press conference. Social Change Party president Chancel Sekodé-Ndeugbayi denounced the arrest as politically motivated, Corbeaunews Centrafrique reports.
Central African police arrested Elysée Nguémalé and Quentin Claver Ngbouando, two figures in civil society, as they were preparing to hold a press conference, Corbeaunews Centrafrique reports. The Social Change Party (PCS) said the arrest took place on the morning its statement was published, a Thursday whose date was not specified.
Nguémalé heads the Observatory of Democratic Governance in the Central African Republic, while Ngbouando is an official in the I Gwé movement. PCS president Chancel Sekodé-Ndeugbayi condemned the arrest and said it was intended to silence critical voices.
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