2024-01-01 23:51:00
We have had no news from politician Ablassé Ouédraogo for a week. Daouda Diallo’s relatives have been waiting for almost a month to find out what has become of the representative of the Collective once morest impunity and the stigmatization of communities in Burkina Faso. Their common point: having been critical of the military junta, which probably led to forced military enlistment. Requisitions and methods condemned by ECOWAS in a press release published on Sunday
Published on: 02/01/2024 – 00:51
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A week following the arrest of former minister Ablassé Ouédraogo, ECOWAS denounces in its Sunday press release the procedure “ illegal and arbitrary » requisitions which take place on a recurring basis in Burkina Faso once morest those who raise dissonant voices once morest the regime of Ibrhaim Traoré.
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The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States expresses its “ concern ” concerning “ the arrest and detention of political and civil society figures by the transitional authorities “. A concern followed by a “ pressing call for the immediate release of those arrested “. In addition, ECOWAS invites the Burkinabe authorities to take all urgent measures with a view to a “ rapid return to constitutional order ».
The day before the publication of this press release, the family of Ablassé Ouédraogo had broadcast another message in which they stressed that they had not heard from the leader of the Le Faso party otherwise.
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