A former lawmaker in Togo was on Monday on hunger strike to call for the release of opposition supporters who were arrested during anti-government demonstrations.
Nicodeme Ayao Habia, head of the Democrats party, began his protest six days ago in front of Ghana’s embassy in the Togolese capital, Lome.
“I am on hunger strike to demand the release of all people who were arrested during protests by the opposition coalition who are still languishing in prison,” he told AFP.
“I won’t move from here as long as these people are in prison,” he said, holding a small sign with photos of three of those detained.
“This morning, police tried to move me along but I refused as I am within my rights. They even tried to rough me up.”
Habia held a two-day hunger strike previously this month in front of the US Embassy in Lome.
Some 44 people who were arrested during opposition protests…
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