By RFPosted on 01-04-2019Modified on 01-04-2019 at 00:08

The Comoros are still waiting for the final results of the presidential election of March 24 that the Supreme Court must proclaim. After a disputed and tainted vote, President Azali was declared the winner by the Electoral Commission. The opposition no longer recognizes power and has formed a National Transitional Council whose leader has been arrested.

In Moroni, many people describe a tense atmosphere, the fear of new troubles and arrests. The Minister of the Interior refutes these testimonies and describes a normal situation. " There are no dozen people arrested, it's not at all true. What is certain is that there are people heard by the gendarmerie, "however admits Mohamed Daoudou.

The minister recognizes that Soilihi Mohamed, an ex-colonel of the army, was arrested. Nicknamed "Countryman", he chairs the National Transitional Council, created by the opposition to contest the election. To listen to Mohamed Daoudou, the former high-ranking and the members of the CNT are big risk. " He called for violence, insurrection, rebellion. There are documents, tangible elements. These people supported him. They released a statement calling for violence, rebellion, insurrection. They must answer [for their actions], "says the Minister of the Interior.

The opposition fears that the government will use Thursday's attack on the Kandani military camp by an escaped officer to launch further arrests. In any case, Mohamed Daoudou asserts that accomplices may still be at liberty: " My impression is that there will be leaders. The investigation will establish the responsibilities of each other. And after that, there will surely be a trial. "

On Saturday, a search was conducted and a computer seized at the home of "Campagnard". His replacement at the CNT, Mouigni Baraka, was summoned to the gendarmerie.

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