Statement: Opening a judicial investigation against French citizens detained in Bangui
In the first official comment on the detention of two Frenchmen by government authorities in the Central African Republic. The Bangui public prosecutor’s office has announced the opening of an investigation against Ben Salem and Osmani Antonio, arrested on Monday June 10 in Bangui.
on June 10, two French nationals, Samir Antonio and Bensalem, were apprehended by the gendarmerie following a search of their home next to the French ambassador’s residence.
In their residence, the gendarme found AK 47 weapons of war, large-caliber ammunition, grenades, ballistic military helmets, tens of millions of CFA francs, and military uniforms, among other things.
The statement said that the prosecutor’s office of the Bangui High Court opened a judicial investigation against them by the competent authorities, in order to clarify the circumstances and reveal the purpose of the two Frenchmen’s activities
The statement also sends a message to all those involved in the mining sector that any action threatening the country’s sovereignty and the security of its people will be prosecuted.
the suspects, who reside far from the French embassy in Bangui’s 7th arrondissement, have the status of economic operators in the mining sector, including owners of a mining company called GDIA
It should also be noted that the French embassy was aware of the presence of these two nationals in CAR.
At the end of May, another mercenary, Martin Joseph Figuereira, a Belgian national of Portuguese origin, was apprehended by the police in Zémio on May 25. According to a press release issued by the Bangui public prosecutor’s office on May 30, the suspect, who works for the American NGO FHI 360 in Zémio
Citizens are alarmed by the activities of foreign nationals and organizations in the Central African Republic that threaten the country’s peace.
Finally, the statement also called on all Central Africans to be vigilant and to condemn any behaviour or individual involved in actions likely to threaten the peace and security of the Central African Republic.
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