By RFIPalled on 26-08-2019Modified on 26-08-2019 at 04:09
In Gabon, the court of appeal of Libreville must theoretically consider Monday, August 26, the request for medical expertise of Ali Bongo initiated by several opposition figures who doubt the ability of the president to govern since his stroke there at ten months.
The request for expertise has been debated for several months. A legal debate, which begins in early May with the rejection of the opposition's motion at first instance. The court considers that the president is not a litigant like the others and that only the Constitutional Court has the power to rule on the matter.
The opposition lodges an appeal. On August 12, the court of appeal of Libreville stands out and sets a hearing on August 26 .
The collective Appel à Agir welcomes the fact that Ali Bongo's lawyers are shocked. In the meantime, they seized the court of cassation, which issued an order preventing the court of appeal from seizing the case, they say. They promise to fight so that " the law is respected in all its rigor ".
A battle that is obviously paying off as late last week, the president of the Court of Appeal is sanctioned. Paulette Akolly is suspended until September 30th. Proof if it was necessary that the question is sensitive.
So what will happen on Monday? It is up to the courts to prove their independence, it is said within the group that filed the request for medical expertise of the president. In a statement released on Sunday, Call to Action invites all Gabonese to attend Monday morning's hearing " for Gabon and for history ".
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