Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders Annual Report 2004 - Central African Republic
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14 April 2005
Intimidation of Mr. Goungaye Wanfiyo60
On 25 May 2004, Mr. Goungaye Wanfiyo, a lawyer, organised a press conference to publicly condemn the poor running of Central African justice, in particular the illegal extension of provisional detention, using as an example the case of two of his clients, Messrs. Oumarou and Boykota Zouketia, held in Ngaragba Prison in Bangui, in breach of the code of criminal procedure.
The same day, the Prosecutor general at the Court of Appeal in Bangui, Mr. Sylvain N'Zas, replied to these accusations in the press, indicating mainly to Mr. Wanfiyo "that he was reserving the right to refer the case to the bar council", in terms which were excessive and threatening to Mr. Wanfiyo.
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