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Five PDCI-RDA officials summoned by Abidjan anti-terrorism court

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Five officials of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast–African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), including Georges Philippe Ezaley and Roger M’Bia, have been summoned before the anti-terrorism section of the Abidjan court. The party announced the summonses in a note published on its Facebook page, without specifying the reasons or appearance dates.

Five officials of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast–African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) have been summoned before the anti-terrorism section of the Abidjan Court of First Instance, according to an information note published on the party’s Facebook page.

Those concerned include Georges Philippe Ezaley, deputy coordinator of the vice-presidents’ activities, Roger M’Bia, director-general of the PDCI-RDA, and Alain Cocauthrey, the party president’s chief of staff. The reasons for the summonses and the dates of the appearances were not indicated.

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