US EditionMarguerite Gnakadé: Togo Leader's Sister-in-Law Arrested After Calling for End to Gnassingbé Rule
Marguerite Gnakadè faces questioning over alleged efforts to incite military disobedience amid protests demanding political change in Togo, with potential prison terms of 10 to 20 years.
- On Wednesday, Marguerite Gnakadè, former Minister of the Armed Forces and sister-in-law of Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo, was arrested at her home in Lomé, according to local media and security sources.
- In recent months, Gnakadè repeatedly called for Faure Gnassingbé to step down and urged a `peaceful, inclusive, and national transition` while supporting protests against his rule.
- Authorities say she is being questioned over alleged links with exiled opposition figures and attempts to incite disobedience within the armed forces, while judiciary sources warned she could face 10 to 20 years imprisonment if convicted.
- Opposition groups immediately condemned the arrest as an abuse of power by hooded officers, while M66 issued a 72-hour ultimatum warning of nationwide demonstrations and viral social media spread.
- The arrest comes after a constitutional change that prompted unrest, as Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo, assumed a new executive role without term limits, sparking protests against six decades of dynastic rule that turned deadly in June with at least seven fatalities.
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Togo: President's sister-in-law, a former defence minister, arrested
Marguerite Gnakadè was a former defence minister and is the sister-in-law of president Faure Gnassingbé. She had repeatedly called for him to step down and end the family's regime over the past months.
In Togo, the former Minister of the Armies Margueritte Gnakade was arrested by the security services at his home in Lomé at the end of the morning and is still to be heard by the authorities. In 2022, Gnakade became known by his statements on social media: videos and publications in which she calls for a change at the head of the state. She also supported and tried to participate in the 6-Jun movement.
In recent months, Marguerite Gnakadè has published several forums to denounce the management of the Togolese leader, who has been in power since 2005 and whose sister-in-law she is also.
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