Actions Taken
On 18th January 2022, good governance activist Jean Kpoton was released from prison after having served his prison sentence of one year. The activist was arrested on 13th January 2021 and charged with 'harassment by means of electronic communication' under the Digital Code for having claimed, on Facebook, that the car that president Talon used for a cross-country tour cost six million CFA francs (9,660 USD). On 9th February 2021, Kpoton was sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 CFA francs.