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Legal actions against PPA-CI and PDCI-RDA officials

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Legal proceedings involving senior members of the PPA-CI and PDCI-RDA parties have intensified in Côte d'Ivoire. On October 12, 2026, Sébastien Dano Djédjé, president of the PPA-CI Strategic and Political Council, was placed under judicial supervision facing approximately 17 charges, including threats to state security and murder, linked to the October 2025 presidential election. The PPA-CI has characterized these summonses as “manœuvres d’étouffement” (suffocation maneuvers) intended to weaken the opposition. By late October, the judicial actions expanded significantly to include PDCI-RDA leadership. At least nine opposition figures have been placed under judicial supervision since October 19, including PDCI-RDA Vice-President Georges Philippe Ezaley, Director General Roger M’Bia, and Aziz Thiam, as well as PPA-CI Deputy Secretary General Fabrice Lago. ~~These individuals face seventeen identical charges,~~ Thiam, a former Minister of Transport, faces 17 charges including “terrorist acts,” “assault against state authority,” and ~~“murder,”~~ “murder.” Other PPA-CI officials, such as Daniel Billaud Zéréhoué and Emmanuel Ackah, have also received summonses, while Koua Justin is under judicial supervision and Dahi Nestor Douhouré remains incarcerated. The cases are being handled by the specialized anti-terrorism unit of the Abidjan Court of First Instance. Observers have noted a trend of applying anti-terrorism laws—originally designed to combat jihadist threats—to internal political disputes, a move that allows for extended police custody and more stringent detention. Parallel to these criminal proceedings, the PDCI-RDA faces internal legal challenges; the Abidjan Court of First Instance is set to deliver a verdict regarding the legitimacy of Tidjane Thiam’s presidency following a challenge to the regularity of the party's May 2025 extraordinary congress.

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