Burkina Faso: the State admits to detaining Maître Guy-Hervé Kam suspected of “undermining state security”

2024-03-05T22:45:14.005Z

Highlights: Burkina Faso: the State admits to detaining Maître Guy-Hervé Kam suspected of “undermining state security”. Six weeks after his arrest by individuals in civilian clothes, on January 24, the Burkinabe state officially admits todetaining him. During a hearing this Tuesday, March 5, at the administrative court of the capital, a judicial agent of the State admitted that the ex-founder of Citizen Balai was implicated in a case "d 'attack on state security'

In Ouagadougou, six weeks after his arrest, the Burkinabè state officially admits to detaining Maître Guy-Hervé Kam. During a hearing this Tuesday, March 5, at the administrative court of the capital,…

Burkina Faso: the State admits to detaining Maître Guy-Hervé Kam suspected of “undermining state security”

In Ouagadougou, six weeks after his arrest, the Burkinabè state officially admits to detaining Maître Guy-Hervé Kam.

During a hearing this Tuesday, March 5, at the administrative court of the capital, a judicial agent of the State admitted that the ex-founder of Citizen Balai and figure of the Burkinabè bar was implicated in a case "d 'attack on state security'.

Six weeks after his arrest by individuals in civilian clothes, on January 24, the Burkinabe state officially admits to detaining Maître Guy Hervé Kam.

By: RFI Follow

His family and loved ones therefore had to wait a month and a half after his arrest to learn that Maître Guy-Hervé Kam, kidnapped by unknown persons in civilian clothes on January 24, was in fact arrested by security agents.

This is what the state judicial agent officially admitted this Tuesday, March 5, during a hearing with Mr. Kam's lawyers before the Ouagadougou administrative court.

In addition, the state agent affirms that the former co-founder of Balai Citoyen and leader of the Sens political movement was arrested because he was suspected

of “undermining state security

”.

An accusation which remains to be substantiated according to Me Kam's lawyers, since despite the assertions of the judicial agent, neither of the two high courts is aware of a criminal procedure for such accusations.

For his part, the state agent refused to say precisely where Guy-Hervé Kam was being held.

Me Farama, lawyer for the imprisoned colleague, denounced several procedural violations and demanded that Burkinabe law be respected.

A complaint for arbitrary arrest and detention having been filed, the deliberations were to be known on Thursday March 7.

Also read: Burkina Faso lawyers on strike to denounce the arrest of their colleague Guy-Hervé Kam

Burkina Faso: the State admits to detaining Maître Guy-Hervé Kam suspected of “undermining state security”

Burkina Faso: the State admits to detaining Maître Guy-Hervé Kam suspected of “undermining state security”

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