By RFIPalled on 23-07-2018Modified on 23-07-2018 at 20:29
In the Central African Republic (CAR), rebel leader Abdoulaye Hissene's hearing on Monday (July 23rd) in Bangui was postponed to a later date, but the judicial process continued. A case of common law was tried and, like every day for a week, citizens came to attend the hearing. They want to verify that criminals do not go unpunished and that justice does its job.
The room is almost full. Sitting on the wooden benches, dressed for the occasion, citizens came to attend the hearing. Some are direct victims of conflict and want to see justice do its job. This is the case of Enselme.
" My house was burned. I lost everything. I heard on the radio that we were going to try a certain gentleman who had burned our house and that's why I left the neighborhood to go to court to listen and see, and understand how the justice of our country works. This is very important since people have been thinking for a long time that there is no justice in the Central African Republic. Now, I know things are normalizing. That's what I came to see, "he explains.
The end of impunity . A word that is in every mouth but also the expectation that the resumption of justice contributes to the end of the conflict in the country. That's what Jean-Sylvain hopes.
" I think that can solve part of the problem as it can scare some people who continue to wreak havoc on the population. Indeed, it is very important to the extent that, if we demand impunity, it is because people must be brought to justice and punished as such, "he says.
This Monday, it is a sentence of 10 years of hard labor that has been pronounced. The accused was prosecuted for aggravated theft and consumption of Indian hemp.
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