DAKAR (Reuters) \u2013 A doctor in Gabon who helped treat and catalogue injuries inflicted on protesters during the violent aftermath of a disputed August election has been detained for four days, a relative and rights activists said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Sylvie Nkoghe-Mbot was arrested on Thursday at a Libreville hospital where she was visiting victims wounded last month during a rare bout of violence in the Central African country after the re-election of President Ali Bongo, her brother told Reuters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have not been told why she was detained and we haven\u2019t been able to communicate with her,\u201d said Rene Nkoghe, reached by telephone. \u201cEverytime we ask questions the answer is no,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The announcement of Bongo\u2019s narrow victory on Aug. 31 sparked immediate allegations of fraud from the opposition, led by Jean Ping, and mass protests during which the Parliament building was badly burned.<\/p>\n
Activists say Nkoghe-Mbot, also a union leader for medical workers, filed a \u201cpreliminary report\u201d on Sept. 8 documenting the injuries of victims inflicted by security forces.<\/p>\n
A rights activist who read it said she reported six deaths and 30 injuries, some from bullets, as well as allegations of torture. The government has claimed just three people were killed, including one police officer.<\/p>\n
The government has denied any wrongdoing in the polls and the country\u2019s highest court rejected the opposition\u2019s appeal for a recount on Sept. 23 and calm has since prevailed.<\/p>\n
However, the opposition say that an unspecified number of their members remain in detention.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by David Gregorio)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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