FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Human Rights Activist Georges Mpaga filed two court complaints against Jean
François NDONGOU, Gabonese Minister of Interior and Barrister Louis Gaston
MAYILA, a politician close to the ruling Party.
Press release
Libreville, Gabon, May 16,
2013 - Exercising my
constitutionally recognized civil and political rights, I attended Saturday,
May 11, 2013 at 10:30, a peaceful march against ritual killings, organized
by the Collective of Women Against Ritual Crimes, in collaboration with several
other organizations of the Civil Society, at Nzeng Ayong in Libreville, Gabon.
During this event, on the orders of Jean François NDONGOU, Minister of the
Interior of the Government of M. Ali Bongo Ondimba, I was arbitrarily arrested
by the police and carted like a common criminal, to the Head of Police
Nationale - at the Police Headquarters in Libreville before being locked up in
the «mortuary» police camp called FOPI (Police Force d’Intervention), along
with five other fellow activists, namely Mrs Blanche ABEGHE SIMONNY, Messrs.
Auguste EYENE, Junior TCHISSAMBO, Pierre MEZUI and Mr Davy Ndomba, all members of
Civil Society.
In violation of the first paragraph of the first article of the
Constitution which provides that: "Every
citizen has the right to free development of his personality, in accordance
with the rights of others and public order. No person may be humiliated, abused
or tortured, even when under arrest or imprisonment”, I was molested,
kidnapped, tortured and prevented from going to the toilet, and deprived of my
daily treatment against hypertension, deprived of water, food, in violation of
section 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which provides in its Article 50,
that: "During the period of custody,
it is the obligation to maintain the person in perfect nutrition and hygiene."
These unacceptable and unbelievable facts in a so-called democratic country
and a claiming to be State of Law have deprived me of my rights to free and
fair expression.
Today Georges MPAGA and five of his colleagues have suffered from the repression
of the totalitarian and police regime of Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba, ordered by Jean
François Ndongou. Tomorrow others will suffer from the same violence of this
regime.
As a reminder, let’s not forget that in 2009, the same Minister, who was Minister of Interior and Minister of
Defence, planned and ordered the now infamous «massacre of Port-Gentil», which
represents the murderer of many Gabonese legitimately protesting against the
fraudulent and challenged election of M. Ali Bongo-Ondimba. These crimes are the subject of a complaint found
admissible by the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose judges still have
not been able to come to Gabon to investigate.
As a supporter of political violence and indiscriminate repression of
members of the Civil Society, the Opposition and student movements, Minister
Jean François NDONGOU proves to be a ruthless criminal and a real danger for
Democracy and Human Rights in Gabon.
To mark my firm opposition to police violence, I took the opportunity during
my illegal detention to remind Colonel MIKALA, Deputy Commander of the National
Police, the need for police forces to observe strict political neutrality and
avoid their exploitation by politicians who are in power in this country.
All that said and given the prejudice caused by my illegal and violence
arrest and detention, I decided to prosecute Mr. Jean François Ndongou,
Minister of the Interior for willful violation of human rights, kidnapping and
torture.
Having also been falsely accused by Barrister Louis Gaston MAYILA to be the
owner of the Facebook discussion forum "Info Kinguélé" and to have
published a "list of sponsors of ritual murders and political
assassinations in Gabon" I decided to file a complaint against him for
false accusation, false reporting and undermine my reputation.
Contact:
Georges MPAGA
Activist for Democracy and
Human Rights
Engaged in the fight
against corruption
Member of the Civil Society
of Gabon and former political prisoner of Mr. Omar Bongo Ondimba
E-mail: gmpaga@yahoo.fr
Phone: (241) 07 51 99
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