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Lubumbashi university professor detained

    NAIROBI
    The administrative secretary-general of Lubumbashi University, Professor Radja Bin Saidi, has been held by the authorities since 28 October when he was arrested at his home by members of the Police d’intervention rapide (PIR), according to the Lubumbashi-based rights organisation, Centre des droits de l’homme et du droit humanitaire (CDH). In a statement, received by IRIN, the CDH said the professor was taken away at night to the 4th military region and his detention “has gone beyond legal limits”. No reasons were given for the detention.

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