Civic Coordination Wakit Tama is calling for marches across the country this Saturday, May 8, to protest against the transitional authorities set up after Idriss Déby’s death almost three weeks ago. Transitional Military Council, led by General Mahamat Idriss Déby, son of the former president, and the government he appointed by decree. The government declared on Friday that demonstrations were allowed under certain conditions, de facto conditions to make a demonstration on Saturday illegal.
From our special correspondent in Ndjamena David Baché with the technical means forJulien boileau
Peaceful demonstrations are allowed. The Chadian Ministry of Public Security is making an unparalleled gesture of transparency, but with certain requirements. Organizers must notify the route, monitor protesters … and submit their permit requests five days in advance.
To show the good will of the government, we will not oppose the march. The government has only one question: to appease the political, social climate. I can assure you firmly and definitely that the march will take place. It will be framed. But we say it clearly: the manifestation must not overflow. If the march overflows, conflicting will have the police in front of them …
Government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah confirms the march will be exceptionally allowed, but he warns of abundance
Conditions that make it illegal, in the eyes of the transitional authorities, the march organized by Wakit Tama today.
However, citizen coordination maintains its call: Wakit Tama condemns an illegal decision taken by illegal authorities, whose legitimacy it challenges. Just as she questions the support they receive from many countries, starting in France.
The march is maintained. It is already a right as a citizen who does not recognize the Military Transitional Council that has been set up, and as a cyto who also condemns France’s support …
Alain Kemba Didah leads the civic movement Le Temps, he is one of the coordinators of Wakit Tama
The organizers therefore urge the Chadians to demonstrate in numbers and peacefully, and they also ask them not to bring any items that are likely to undermine public order. But by their mere presence, the marches do not meet the requirements of the transitional government.
Will the police’s instructions to intervene, at any cost, to put an end to this march or to play appeasement, give promises to the international community that has unanimously condemned the violence on 27 April?
This previous march had killed 15 people according to civil society, 6 according to the authorities and more than 700 arrests.
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