Juan Branco, avocat de Kemi Seba
Time may be running out for activist Kemi Seba before his potential extradition to Benin. Arrested in South Africa on Monday, April 13, while attempting to cross into Zimbabwe via the Limpopo River, the Beninese activist is currently detained in the country. He is scheduled to appear before a South African court on April 20.
This hearing is set to be crucial, as it could formalize his extradition to Benin, where he faces charges of "endorsing crimes against state security and incitement to rebellion."
In a post published on X, his French lawyer, Maître Juan Branco, described him as a man subjected to "absurd persecution" for several years.
"His arrest, detention, and this extradition request to Benin are part of this long history (of persecution)," stated the Franco-Spanish barrister.
He is convinced that the goal of the Beninese authorities is to inflict a life prison sentence on his client.
"The authorities of Benin... now want Mr. Kemi Seba detained for life. Ivorian and Beninese agencies are spreading the most sordid information about him. Kemi Seba is a just man," said Juan Branco.
He recalled that South Africa has "a long tradition of welcoming and protecting refugees." It is a country that "respects the law. It will not yield," he asserted.
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