Cameroon Police Arrest 19 Opposition Protesters
Police in Cameroon arrested 19 supporters of opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who disputes the results of October presidential elections, at protests against President Paul Biya on Sunday, local authorities and witnesses told AFP.
The arrests happened at two different places in the town of Bafoussam in the country's west where Kamto backers were picketing, they said.
Cameroon Police Arrest 19 Opposition Protesters |
He claimed victory in the October 7 polls, and has been declared an "outlaw" by the government.
But Kamto, one of seven candidates seeking to unseat Biya who has ruled the West African country for 36 years, insists the process was marred by widespread fraud.
Cameroon Police Arrest 19 Opposition Protesters |
Sixteen MRC members who had protested the election results in the capital Yaounde, were freed two days after their arrest on October 28.
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