Togo: Further information: Four activists released in Togo
Four political activists, arrested in March this year ahead of the Togolese presidential election, have been released. They were not ill-treated during the six months they spent in custody.
Further information on UA: 59/10 Index: AFR 57/003/2010 Togo Date: 08 September 2010
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FOUR ACTIVISTS RELEASED IN TOGO
Four political activists, arrested in March this year ahead of the Togolese presidential election,
have been released. They were not ill-treated during the six months they spent in custody.
Fulbert Attisso, Guillaume Coco, Yaovi Abobi and Eric Solewassi, were provisionally released on 1 September. The
four men are members of the Citizens’ Movement for an Alternative (Mouvement Citoyen pour l'Alternance, MCA)
and were charged with "an attempt on the security of the state" (atteinte à la sûreté de l’État). A further twelve
political activists arrested at the same time were released after a month. The charges against all the men have not
been dropped.
One of the men told Amnesty International: “During our detention, our friends were keeping us informed of all the
actions your organization undertook on our behalf. We would like to thank you very much.”
No further action is required. Thanks to all those who sent appeals.
This is the second update of UA 59/10. Further information: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR57/001/2010/en and
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR57/002/2010/en
Further information on UA: 59/10 Index: AFR 57/003/2010 Issue Date: 08 September 2010