Power fell at the end of August following a military coup and since then, some have accused the former power of multiple crimes. Former MP Bertrand Zibi Abeghe, who spent six years in prison, filed a complaint in France, England, the United States and Gabon against Ali Bongo himself. For their part, four NGOs launched proceedings in Libreville against his wife Sylvia Bongo.
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Majority MP, Bertrand Zibi Abeghe resigned with a bang in front of Ali Bongo in 2016, before being arrested and spending six years in detention. Detained with mentally ill people or in the dark, mistreated, Bertrand Zibi Abeghe files a complaint against the ex-president for assault and battery, torture and inhuman treatment.
“ Forgiveness is part of my morals today, but forgiving does not mean forgetting or passing over in silence. So it is not a question of personal revenge, but of making a truth-reconciliation. I simply want justice to be done to me and for Ali Bongo to finally answer for his crimes. »
Its procedure also targets those who carried out the orders. Former Minister of Justice, prosecutor, investigating judge and even prison director. “
For their part, the organizations ROLBG, Copil Citoyen and Coted are targeting Sylvia Bongo for corruption, influence peddling, embezzlement, money laundering or even harm to the interests of the nation. For these NGOs, she was an essential link in the old regime.
“ Sylvia Bongo is at the heart of the corruption system that has been installed. Sylvia Bongo was cited multiple times by all those who were arrested because they were carrying out the orders of Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and all were recognized as corrupt. So we imagine that she took advantage of her husband’s illness to install this hodgepodge of corruption in Gabon. », accuses Justine Lekogo, president of Copil Citoyen.
The NGOs plan to file other complaints against Sylvia Bongo but abroad. They also demand an investigation against the Olam company, the Singaporean group which is at the heart of agribusiness in Gabon.