Central African Republic opposition leader denounces seizure of his passport

FILE - Presidential challenger Anicet-Georges Dologuele speaks to the media after casting his vote at the town hall polling station in the capital Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo, File)

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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's former prime minister and major opposition figure, Anicet Georges ¶Ù´Ç±ô´Ç²µ³Üé±ôé, criticized the confiscation of his diplomatic passport as an abuse of power on Wednesday.

¶Ù´Ç±ô´Ç²µ³Üé±ôé, who served as prime minister between 1999 and 2001, said he was not allowed to board a flight to an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday.

The Associated Press