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Cameroon: Opposition members rounded up during “Black Friday”
Twenty aggressors of Cameroon People's Party (CPP) and the Movement for the Revival of Cameroon (MRC), two restriction gatherings, were captured early Friday in Yaounde by uproar police over allegation of "defiance" and "impelling to insurrection."They are blamed for wearing shirts of Black Friday, a development that means to exhibit against a conceivable update of the Constitution and interest access to clean drinking water, human services and a conclusion to power cuts.
The intensely equipped cops, hopped over as they were dispersing pamphlets to the populaces of Biyem-Assi, a prominent zone of the city, approaching the subjects to assemble against the appropriation of the force by the decision greater part and absence of fundamental social administrations.
After their capture, the activists were taken to the Regional Directorate of the Judicial Police, where two-day care was informed to them.
Components of the Movement Stand Up 4 Cameroon these activists originate from a coalition of resistance gatherings who, chose to wearing dark each Friday to show discontent and raise individuals' mindfulness.
Taking note of the various ruptures of opportunity of gatherings and open occasions, and in addition "totally unlawful activities" of prefectural powers forbidding deliberately energizes, the resistance activists cautioned against the strains prone to bring about the nation's implosion.
HEAR FROM SOME OF THE ARESTED CITIZENS
Bergeline Domou
"I with Kah Walla and ten of our comrades were arrested this morning, Friday in Black against the Modification of the constitution and that we will be kept for 48 hours at least
Brought to the Judiciary Police, the commissioner of that Unit told us that we are accused of rebellion and inciting insurrection and revolt (wonder, wondering,wonderash...)
We were kept the whole day.
They took our statement,
Then they took our picture, fingerpringt, height, seize and informations
we were then given back Identity cards,phones, bags
Then question asked to everyone: In which area did you live?
As you given you place, they just put you in a police car and bring you back to you house
Some of us say no to their cars
As i am writing this, i am still asking who arrested us, the real reason since im still wondering about the reason they gave to us
I am free, my comrades too
Your actions trought Social Media, radios, calls, TV put such a pression that there were no other way than liberate us. Most of you came directly at police station with water, fruits etc...
Lawyers where there, spcial thanks to Me Hippolyte Meli Tiakouang dressed in black came to assist us, Me Ndong.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all the great job all of you did
The Battle continue
On friday i'll be in black
#DomouStand4Cameroon
#DomouWillBeInBlackOnFriday
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