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The hearing took place behind closed doors between the detainee, his lawyers, the judges and the prosecutor. It was short-lived. The prosecutor wanted to keep the opponent in prison, arguing that the charges are serious. The court did not follow him and decided to convert the detention into house arrest. "The judges only applied the law," said his lawyers, who said they were outraged by the detention of the deputy. That house arrest is subject to conditions that have not been disclosed. After the hearing, Jean-Marc…

Kenya's prosecution has ordered the arrest of MP Didimus Barasa, who is alleged to have shot an aide to his opponent in Tuesday's normal election. The Kimilili Member of Parliament has been lacking because the capturing incident within the western city of Bungoma. Police have launched a manhunt for Mr Barasa, as we reported earlier. The vote was largely peaceable throughout the nation, however there have been at the least three gun-related incidents involving politicians. Authorities are individually…

The former leader of the presidential party turned opponent of President Félix Tshisekedia was placed under a provisional arrest warrant and taken to Makala Central Prison. Justice prosecutes him in particular for "contempt" of the head of state and public insults. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal Mulegwa It was at the end of his second appearance before the General Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Cassation that Jean-Marc Kabund was placed under a preliminary arrest warrant and taken to Makala Central Prison.…

In Canada, four days after his police violently abused and arrested a Senegalese diplomat, Canadian diplomacy rose to the front for the first time since the outbreak of the affair, which drew the ire of Dakar. "What happened is simply unacceptable," the…

Bite, hit, arrest... a Senegalese diplomat stationed in Canada found himself at the heart of a police operation, and since then the case has taken a diplomatic turn. The head of Senegalese diplomacy condemns a "racist and barbaric act". In the first instance,…

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Noureddine Adam. The former Seleka number 2 is on trial for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed between April and November 2013 in the Central African Republic. The warrant was…

Ethiopian safety forces arrest 454 suspected terrorists within the capital ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia's joint safety and intelligence process power stated it apprehended 454 suspects who allegedly plotted foiled terrorist assaults in current days in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. The joint process power, in an announcement launched to Ethiopian state media on Saturday, stated it was capable of…

Malian authorities have arrested nearly 50 Ivorian soldiers who came to Mali to work for a contracting company of the United Nations mission in Mali. The government made the announcement on Monday calling the Ivorian soldiers "mercenaries", in a move that could…

Calm did not return to Conakry until Wednesday evening, July 6, after the brutal arrest of three leaders of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution. The violent face-to-face confrontation between police and protesters, which began on Tuesday…

On Tuesday, July 5, Guinean police arrested three leaders of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), a central party in opposition to Alpha Condé's third term. as reported from…