L’arrestation et le placement sous mandat de dépôt de Abderraouf Arslane, avocat et membre du comité du hirak, continuent de susciter la colère et l’indignation des citoyens, et plus particulièrement des robes noires.
Des rassemblements ont été organisés dans plusieurs villes du pays en solidarité avec cet avocat des hirakistes, qui est, depuis mercredi dernier, placé sous mandat par le juge d’instruction du tribunal de Tébessa. A Béjaïa, un rassemblement a été observé dans l’enceinte de la cour de justice de la ville, à l’appel du bâtonnat, pour dénoncer la détention de Me Abderraouf Arslane.
Driss Abderrahmane, le nouveau bâtonnier qui a lu la lettre de dénonciation de l’Ordre des avocats de Béjaïa, a déclaré : «L’assemblée de notre organisation rejette catégoriquement ce genre d’attitude (du pouvoir, ndlr) contraire aux conventions internationales, aux Constitutions et qui sont en porte-à-faux avec les lois et règlements, notamment les articles 1 et 123 du code de procédure pénale relatifs à la présomption d’innocence et les libertés des personnes». Avant de conclure, le bâtonnier a déclaré la session de l’assemblée de son organisation ouverte dans le but de suivre l’évolution de la situation qui dictera les actions à entreprendre à l’avenir.
A Tizi Ouzou, les avocats ont tenu, hier, un sit-in devant la cour de justice pour réaffirmer leur soutien à Me Arslane.
Le barreau des avocats de Tébessa a appelé le jeudi 27 mai à un sit-in de protestation devant la Cour de Justice de la wilaya en solidarité avec l’avocat incarcéré Abderraouf Arslane. https://t.co/tsuqMaJM9j
— Collectif Algérie Libre (@c_algerie_libre) May 28, 2021
🚨Tébessa : 👉 Quatre Algériens placées sous mandat de dépôt dont un avocat. 👉 Membre du Comité National pour la Libération des Détenus, Maître Abderraouf Arslane est actuellement en prison. #AlgerianDetainees#algériehttps://t.co/f1K9t3l8tx
Hier, l'avocat Abderraouf Arslane, membre du comité de défense des détenus du Hirak à Tebessa (dans l'est du pays), a été placé sous mandat de dépôt. #Algériehttps://t.co/ubMMiO36XE
L’avocat au barreau du Cameroun serait soupçonné de complicité avec des sécessionnistes qui mènent une lutte pour l’indépendance des régions du Nord-Ouest et du Sud-Ouest.
L’ONG Mandela Center annonce l’arrestation illégale et détention arbitraire de Me Amungwa Tanyi Nicodemus. C’est l’un des avocats de Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe et plusieurs autres anglophones dont le journaliste Kingsley Fumunyuy Njoka.
Selon notre source, il a été interpellé hier lundi et conduit dans les locaux du SED à Yaoundé. Motif : un gendarme aurait retrouvé des informations sur la crise anglophone dans son téléphone. Il serait soupçonné de complicité avec des sécessionnistes qui mènent une lutte armée depuis environ cinq ans pour l’indépendance des Régions du Nord-Ouest et du Sud-Ouest.
Amungwa Tanyi Nicodemus pourra être présenté ce jour devant le Commissaire du Gouvernement près le Tribunal Militaire de Yaoundé.
STATEMENT ON THE ARBITRARY ARREST AND DETENTION OF BARRISTER AMUNGWA TANYI NICODEMUS AT SED
CHRDA has been reliably informed of the arbitrary arrest and detention of Barrister AMUNGWA TANYI NICODEMUS, arrested on May 31st 2021, by elements of the National Gendarmerie and detained at Secretariat d’Etat a la Defense (SED) in Yaoundé.He is a Yaoundé based Lawyer and member of the Cameroon Bar Association, and a Defense lawyer for Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and several other Anglophones detained in connection with the Anglophone crisis.
He was arrested at Groupement Territorial de la Gendarmarie at about 4 p.m. while representing his client. He was arrested on allegations that content and information related to the Anglophone crisis was found on his telephone after an arbitrary search by a gendarme officer.
According to Barrister Amungwa, he was arrested by gendarmes because he was vehemently contesting the arbitrary nature of their investigations and arrest of his client. Whereas, the report of the gendarmes who arrested him is to the effect that he took photos, an act which prompted the gendarme officers to seize his phone and in the course of searching for such photos, they found other content and post related to Anglophone struggle and killings of military officers.
This alleged findings of the gendarmes led to his arbitrary arrest and at about 5pm, he was transferred to the Service Central des Recherches Judiciaires at SED where he is currently in Custody and accused of Inciting Acts of Terrorism.CHRDA condemns this arrest as it is a direct attack on human rights defenders and call for his immediate release. The telephone of a lawyer as well as journalist and other human rights defenders is not subjected to any arbitrary search without a warrant. By dint of the fact that such persons deal with information which is obtained from all sources including social media, the presence of such information in their keeping must not be subjected to any criminal prosecution.
Generally, messages are forwarded via WhatsApp groups without the consent of the recipient, and possession thereof does not suffice to make one a criminal unless there is evidence that he shared same. Several Anglophones have been arrested and detained and some tried on counts of terrorism for the mere fact that their telephones were arbitrarily searched by military officers and images and other content related to the Anglophone crisis was found in their possession. We therefore condemn this attitude of the military and call for the immediate release of Barrister Amungwa and all persons arrested under similar circumstances.
President Biya should have Barrister Amungwa Tanyi Nicodemus released from jail immediately. Is Cameroon North Korea 🇰🇵? Yes! There’s no rule of law. That’s why Ambazonia must be liberated. You can’t deal with COVID-GATE, locking up lawyer is your priority? Annexation must end! https://t.co/f7QJcQ4b7k
#Cameroon gov Arrest Barrister Amungwa TANYI Nicodemus, the Communication & Media Head of jailed #Ambazonia leaders.
He's expected to b presented to the military court in Yaounde
In July 2019, he was rough handled by two Gendarmes in Yaounde & spent several days in the hospital pic.twitter.com/zA4RmISyWw
— #SouthernCameroons #Ambazonia Redemption (@WestCameroons) June 1, 2021
#Cameroon gov Arrest Barrister Amungwa TANYI Nicodemus, the Communication & Media Head of jailed #Ambazonia leaders.
He may be presented to the military court today in Yaounde.
In July 2019, he was rough handled by two Gendarmes in Yaounde and spent several days in the hospital pic.twitter.com/PZgQPD6ure
— #SouthernCameroons #Ambazonia Redemption (@WestCameroons) June 1, 2021
#Cameroon The Communication and Media Head of Ambazonia leaders in jail, Amungwa TANYI Nicodemus, has been arrested. Sources close to the jailed Ambazonia leader, who is among the 'Nera 10', #Sisiku Julius #Ayuktabe, say that Barrister Amungwa was arrested last night. pic.twitter.com/Q5tCZxHJIm
— Cameroon News Agency (CNA) (@CMRNewsAgency) June 1, 2021
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