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Ivory Coast: Assalé Tiémoko's police custody lifted after hospitalization
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Antoine Assalé Tiémoko, president of the political movement "Aujourd’hui et Demain la Côte d’Ivoire" ADCI and mayor of Tiassalé, had his police custody lifted on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 5 PM local time. He was notified of this decision at the Abidjan Cardiology Institute, where he was hospitalized after suffering two cardiovascular incidents during his audition at the Abidjan police prefecture. The audition, which lasted from Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 10:10 AM to Thursday, April 24, 2026, at 1:30 AM, led to his emergency evacuation. The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. Abou Chérif, accompanied by the commissioner in charge of the investigation, delivered the notification of the custody lift to Mr. Assalé Tiémoko in the presence of his treating physician and the head of the hospitalization department. Mr. Assalé Tiémoko will remain hospitalized for a few more days as per his medical treatment plan. He had been summoned by Ivorian police authorities on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, on instructions from the Public Prosecutor at the Abidjan-Plateau Court of First Instance. The four charges against him include disturbing public order, incitement to revolt, spreading false news, and discrediting state institutions.
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