Martinez Zogo Case: Eko Eko Questions the SED About Rivalries at the Top of the State

During the questioning of Lieutenant Colonel Dieudonné Bialo, head of the SED’s central judicial investigations service, Léopold Maxime Eko Eko challenged aspects of the investigation into radio host Martinez Zogo’s murder. The former head of the DGRE asked whether clan rivalries over presidential succession might have influenced the case, citing reports he says he prepared, but Bialo said he did not know what Eko Eko was referring to. Eko Eko also pointed to an alleged inconsistency in Bialo’s account of his role in the joint investigation commission and when he joined it. The questioning also raised DGRE searches and confidential documents, the presumed roles of Modeste Mopa Fatoing and Justin Danwe, and the scope of the WhatsApp messages examined.