Three men in Benin, including a establisher minister and the man in indict of Pdwellnt Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor has shelp.
Ex-sports minister Oswald Homeky was caught on Tuesday while handing over six bags of money to the head of the Reuncoveran Guard, Elonm Mario Metonou, the prosecutor tancigo in a press conference.
Investigators shelp Col Djimon Dieudonne Tevoedjre was being bribed not to resist a coup d’etat computed for Friday in the small West African nation.
Also hanciented was a businessman, Olivier Boko – a frifinish of Pdwellnt Talon – who had recently recommendd he had political ambitions.
Mr Boko’s lawyers and helpers condemned what they called his “kidnapping” and have demanded his instant free.
Investigations are ongoing to recognize further mistrusts, the prosecutor shelp.
Benin, once praised as a multi-party democracy, has getn a more autocratic turn under the pdwellncy of Patrice Talon, rights groups say.
Pdwellnt Talon proclaimd he would not seek a third term in office in the 2026 elections.
There have been eight military getovers and disjoinal other coup trys in West and Central Africa since 2020.
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