Equatorial Guinea: 201 military personnel arrested over alleged leaks
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Diario Rombe
Two hundred and one Equatorial Guinean military personnel have reportedly been arrested over the alleged leaking of sensitive Defence Ministry documents and subjected to interrogations under duress. Sources close to the ministry, cited by Diario Rombe, implicate Minister Victoriano Bibang Nsue Okomo and say the detainees may have been transferred to Black Beach prison.
Two hundred and one military personnel have been arrested in Equatorial Guinea over the alleged leaking of sensitive Defence Ministry documents, according to sources close to the ministry cited by Diario Rombe. The outlet reports that the detainees, from different branches of the armed forces, are accused of distributing the documents and have been transferred to Black Beach prison.
Testimony gathered by Diario Rombe describes interrogations under duress, torture and humiliation at several gendarmerie facilities. A military officer quoted anonymously claims the arrests are intended to remove people critical of the military authorities. Sources identify Defence Minister Victoriano Bibang Nsue Okomo as responsible for the operation, an allegation that Diario Rombe does not present as having been substantiated by an official response.
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