The arrest of Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson and Gérard Djossou, accused and arrested for “group of criminals and attacks on the State’s internal security”, is still provoking reactions. On Wednesday, during a press conference, Dynamique Mgr Kpodzro, several other political parties and civil society associations stepped up to the plate. For them, what is accused of the two opponents is nasty. They must be liberated, they say, by demanding the establishment of a crisis committee.
as reported from Lomé, Peter Sassou Dogbé
An atmosphere of shaking around the table where all leaders of political parties and civil society associations took their seats. One of them reads the introductory message. They condemn and condemnarrest of Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson, new coordinator for Dynamique Monsignor Kpodrzo (DMK), and Gérard Djossou, with responsibility for social issues and human rights: that they detention is abuse, the statement said.
Pascal Adoko, Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Convention for the African People (CDPA), demands their release: justice is a failed method and Togolese power, Togolese power must return to better feelings and release Mrs Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson and Mr Gérard Djossou. ”
Request for the establishment of a crisis committee
The arrest of Gérard Djossou and Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson is just a pretext that the parties agree on, they say, “behead the protest movements”.
It is an ongoing criminal proceeding and the government does not want to make any specific statement, Akodah Ayewouadan, Minister of Communications and Media, Government spokesman, replied: quoted people have received a visit, especially from Cacit [Collectif des associations contre l’impunité au Togo] and CNDH [Commission nationale des droits de l’homme]. Therefore, at this stage of the procedure, the government cannot make any specific explanation. ”
The approximately twenty political parties and civil society associations are calling on other democratic forces to set up a crisis committee in order to release all political prisoners.
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