By RFPosted on 04-11-2019Modified on 04-11-2019 at 00:04
Opposition activist Kako Houmed Kako was arrested last Thursday, provoking anger in the city of Arhiba, south of Djibouti-Ville. On Thursday and Friday, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrations, leaving several dozen wounded. After his incarceration, his support remains mobilized.
A large police force secured the court on Sunday morning, while appearing before an examining magistrate Kako Houmed Kako . In the neighborhood, people from the city of Arhiba who came to support him were waiting for news, tell some witnesses. They were waiting to know if this activist was going to be indicted.
After a few hours of hearing, a car left the court with the defendant. Gabode's central prison, according to the president of the Djibouti League of Human Rights, adding that Kako Houmed Kako has been placed in pre-trial detention. His relatives are unaware of the reasons for the prosecution and say he is not assisted by a lawyer.
Official side, no statement at this stage. A spokesman for the majority said Saturday that the police had " sufficient evidence " without further clarification. So Sunday night, a spokesman for the protesters expressed anger and said that the district of Arhiba was cordoned off by the police and the police.
In addition, opposition radio La Voix de Djibouti recalled that it was still without news of its journalist Osman Yonis Bogoreh, arrested Wednesday night for the second time in a week, and detained since. In a video message posted on Facebook, his mother called for his release.
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