Top Benin judge flees country denouncing pressure
Monday April 05 2021
Essowe Batamoussi says most decisions Benin s judiciary has made in the past are occasioned by pressure. PHOTO/AFP
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A top Benin judge on Monday said he had quit and fled the West African country, condemning political pressure that he alleged included a demand to detain an opposition figure in the runup to presidential elections.
His denunciation comes as critics accuse President Patrice Talon of cracking down on opponents, including rivals who had sought to contest Sunday s ballot.
Essowe Batamoussi said he had stepped down as a justice with the Economic Crime and Terrorism Court (CRIET), which oversaw a probe into opposition candidate Reckya Madougou, who was arrested last month.
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