Burkina Faso on Friday issued arrest warrants and extradition requests for around 20 people including exiled journalists, activists, an ex-minister, and former military officers.<\/p>\n
They are accused of several terrorism-related charges including complicity in terrorist activities, financing of terrorism, and the \u201cglorification of terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n
Alleged acts of defamation, undermining the morale of the National Armed Forces and contempt of public authority, are also reportedly mentioned.<\/p>\n
The warrants target high-profile individuals such as Radio France International journalist Newton Ahmed Barry and former foreign minister Djibril Bassol\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Also targeted, albeit not by a warrant, is the Ivorian influencer Camille Makosso, who has some four million followers on social media and is known for diatribes against Sahel region juntas.<\/p>\n
Burkina Faso wants legal action taken against him \u201cin his country of residence\u201d and said it hoped Ivory Coast would heed the request “in the name of international judicial cooperation”.<\/p>\n
Ouagadougou Court of Appeal attorney general, Desire Sawadogo, said 14 arrest warrants with extradition requests had been issued, alongside seven standard warrants.<\/p>\n
The authorities have also placed international outlets like France 24 under scrutiny, including some of its commentators.<\/p>\n
According to the public prosecutor\u2019s office, more than six cases involving over 45 individuals and legal entities are currently under investigation by the specialised anti-terror judicial unit.<\/p>\n
It also said it has sought Meta’s cooperation in identifying the administrators of pages \u201cthat glorify terrorism\u201d so that legal action can be taken against them.<\/p>\n
Burkina Faso\u2019s military leadership, that seized power in September 2022, has cracked down hard on any criticism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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