Source: Amnesty International –
Reacting to the opened judicial procedure against Armel Sayo, the former leader of the rebel armed group Revolution and Justice (RJ), Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International’s Interim Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said:
“Armel Sayo’s arrest should serve as a reminder that the atrocities committed between 2014 and 2019 by the movement Revolution and Justice have yet to be investigated. Victims have long awaited justice.
“Armel Sayo was charged in February 2025 for rebellion, war crimes and crimes against humanity in relation to the activities of the Military Coalition for the Salvation of the People and Recovery created in 2024. We urge courts in the Central African Republic (CAR) to effectively conduct investigations on crimes committed against civilians these past two decades and not only focus on the most recent crimes and/or infractions against the state.”