A judge of Benin’s Court of Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) has just slammed the door and gone into exile, putting the question of the impartiality of this jurisdiction back into debate.
Like a persistent rumour, the news of the resignation and departure into exile – for fear of reprisals – of Essowé Batamoussi, magistrate and member of the chamber of freedoms and detention of the Court of Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) spread yesterday Sunday, without any official confirmation. This morning, the person concerned spoke out on RFI, denouncing the pressure to which the judges of the CRIET are often subjected.
This brings back into the limelight the virulent criticisms made by part of the political class against the CRIET, which it has always presented as a machine for repressing the opposition. The case of Reckya Madougou, the failed candidate of former President Boni Yayi’s party in the presidential elections, arrested, brought before the CRIET, charged with terrorism and deposited in the civil prison of Missérété, continues to dominate the news in Benin. Just last Saturday, some people demonstrated in front of the prison where the opponent is locked up to demand her release.
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