A deputy in former President Andre Kolingba’s party, Jacob Betsi, came out of his three-month hideout at the French embassy residence on Thursday, the Central African Republic (CAR) radio reported. Betsi had taken refuge at the residence following the failed coup in May. He said in a speech later that he had no plan to flee the country, and that as a deputy, he would remain in the country so as to work for the well being of those who voted for him. The French ambassador in CAR, for his part, said he saw the freedom as a “strong signal in favour of the end of the CAR crisis”, and expressed the wish that his example would be followed by others.
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