Togo Summons EU Ambassador Over Detained Protester Resolution

Togo summoned the EU ambassador on Friday to protest a European Parliament resolution on the detention of an Irish-Togolese national in the West African nation, according to an official document seen by AFP.

The resolution, adopted on Thursday, calls on Togolese authorities to release Abdoul Aziz Goma, one of 14 people jailed for 10 years in February for “plotting against internal security” after taking part in banned opposition demonstrations in 2018.

It condemns Goma’s detention and says he has been held “in secret” and “tortured”.

A Togolese foreign ministry note says the West African nation considers the resolution a “clear interference in a purely judicial and sovereign issue”.

Togo saw new deadly demonstrations this year against constitutional reforms that opponents say will allow Faure Gnassingbe, who has ruled the country for 20 years, to tighten his grip on power.

AFP

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