Burundi:Further information: Activist released in Burundi: Faustin Ndikumana

Index Number: AFR 16/002/2012
Date Published: 22 February 2012
Categories: Burundi

Faustin Ndikumana, President of the Burundian organization Words and Action for the Awakening of Conscience and the Evolution of Mindsets (PARCEM), was released on 21 February, after two weeks in custody. He was also fined 1,000,000 Burundian francs ($775 US). He had alleged that magistrates bribe officials in the Ministry of Justice to secure appointment.