The Congolese Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) and the Forum for Governance and Human Rights (FGDH) saw their offices robbed earlier this week. The thugs took away sensitive documents, according to the officials of these two NGOs who suspect men in uniform.
With our correspondent in Brazzaville, Loicia Martial
The protective grilles that had been smashed in have already been repaired, but the debris from the wooden doors is still visible on the ground. The offices of the two organizations opposite each other were broken into at the same time, on the second floor of a building in the center of Brazzaville.
First to see the damage, Franck Chardin Aubin Tchibinda of the OCDH deplores the losses. ” They took a laptop computer and took it with them, along with its charger. There was a plasma screen securely attached to the wall. We did not understand how this screen was moved and deliberately broken “, he described.
Maixent Animbat Emeka of the FGDH is also shocked: “ There are people who broke into our offices and took away three computers with some documents. One of the computers contained sensitive files. We are a little outraged by this climate of insecurity in which we are forced to work “.
The two NGOs which called on the police and a bailiff for investigation purposes claim to have some clues. ” The traces left on the ground and on the doors clearly indicate that these are military shoes. Which leads us to believe that it was people in uniforms who broke into our offices “, denounced Mr. Animbat Emeka.
In recent days, the two organizations had denounced the robbery of a famous restaurant in Brazzaville, which involved several agents and police officials.