US EditionCentral African Republic: Rebel Leader Armel Sayo's First Audition Closes Rumors About His Death
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While no more signs of the former minister's life had been given by the authorities since his transfer to the Central Office for the Suppression of Banditism at the beginning of the month, he was finally seen in public at the Bangui courthouse on Wednesday 30 July, where he was first heard by an investigating judge. The disappearance of Armel Sayo for three weeks made his relatives fear the worst.
The spokesman for the Central African government presented to the press on Wednesday 30 July the Franco-Central African rebel leader Armel Sayo in a video published by the Ministry of Communications, a way for Bangui to counter rumours about his disappearance.
Video Emerges of Detained CAR Rebel Leader Sayo
Authorities in the Central African Republic have released a video of imprisoned rebel leader Armel Sayo in a bid to dispel growing speculation online that he had died while in detention. Government spokesperson Maxime Balalou presented the footage during an online press conference on Wednesday, stating: “He is there, alive and in good health.” Rumours about Sayo’s possible death began circulating earlier this month after he was reportedly moved …
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