Police arrested Wazizi on August 2, and transferred him to military custody on August 7, after which he was held incommunicado, according to CPJ research. New York — In response to a statement issued by the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense today that journalist Samuel Wazizi died in government custody in August 2019, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:“The Cameroonian government’s cruel treatment of journalist Samuel Wazizi is truly shocking. The statement denied that Wazizi had been tortured or abused, and said that the journalist’s family had been in contact with him in custody. Police arrested Wazizi on August 2, and transferred him to military custody on August 7, after which he was held incommunicado, according to CPJ research. In 2010, journalist Bibi Ngota similarly died while in government custody; his death certificate said he died from a lack of medical attention while in prison, according to CPJ research.

Source: Front Page Africa June 05, 2020 20:48 UTC