At the end of the tension in Bangui, the Constitutional Court made its decision in the early afternoon on Thursday, especially regarding François Bozizé’s candidacy for the presidential election on December 27, 2020. A candidacy was finally rejected.
as reported from Bangui,Charlotte cosset
If the Constitutional Court rules out the condition of a year’s stay in the territory, due to the circular from the Ministry of Transport which prohibited airlines to board Francois Bozizé, it relied on Article 103 of the Election Code to reject the former head of state’s candidacy. Article that specifies among the eligibility criteria, good character.
The Court recalled that François Bozizé is under an international arrest warrant of 31 March 2014 for murder, arrest, detention, arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, etc. She also stressed the UN sanctions renewed by the Security Council in July 2020. .
The announcement was received coldly in court, no “bravo” as last week when the decision was announced on the candidates for the legislative election. There has not yet been any reaction from the KNK side, Bozizés fest, the former head of state who is currently traveling in the provinces.
The court made its decision under the high protection of the national forces and Minusca. Many NGOs and institutions have now restricted their movements in anticipation of possible manifestations of discontent. In the capital, the security forces are visibly deployed.
Of the 22 applications, five were annulled. Among the chosen ones: President Faustin Archange Touadéra, Annicet Georges Doléguélé, Martin Ziguélé, Abdou Karim Meckassoua.
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