Gabonese President Ali Bongo’s son has been arrested for “treason”, by Coupists who oussted his father on Wednesday morning.
The ousted president has also been placed under house arrest alongside some of his family members.
“President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a statement read out on state TV.
The coupists struck in the early hours of Wednesday, annulling Saturday’s election, which Bongo was declared to have won. They also arrested Ali Bongo’s son.
The soldiers announced the dissolution of all the institutions of the republic, the parliament, and shut down Gabon’s borders, saying their actions were on behalf of the central African nation’s security and defence forces.