Côte d'Ivoire: suspended prison sentence for activists of Laurent Gbagbo's party
PPA-CI spokesperson Justin Koné Katinan speaking in Abidjan on April 30, 2021. © SIA KAMBOU / AFP
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26 members of Laurent Gbagbo's party were arrested at the end of February and prosecuted for disturbing public order, then sentenced to two years in prison. On Wednesday, they all benefited from a stay of appeal and therefore left free. Except that in the eyes of Ivorian justice, they are still guilty.
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Justin Katinan, spokesman for the PPA-CI, denounces a political trial.
Justin Katinan
The Ivorian government has rejected his accusations. He claims that he has not given any instructions to have anyone arrested and that he does not want to "interfere in court decisions".
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