Martin Joseph Figueira, a Belgian-Portuguese consultant for the American nongovernmental organization FHI360, has been accused of being in communication with armed groups to plot a coup, thereby jeopardizing national security
Authorities in the Central African Republic charged a European aid worker who was arrested last month with terrorism and undermining state security, the public prosecutor’s office said.
Among Figueira’s alleged crimes, the prosecutor’s office listed “the existence of several contracts with the leaders of armed groups, supply of strategic information on the different positions of the Central African Armed Forces , money and weapons, being identified as an alleged employee of an American non-governmental organization carrying out research on Fulani herders.”
FHI360, a public health NGO that manages projects related to family planning and reproductive health, confirmed that one of its workers is in custody in the Central African Republic. So far, the Associated Press has not been able to contact Figueira, and none of his lawyers commented on Friday’s statement.
Authorities have warned foreign NGO workers against taking part in activities that could jeopardize national security or they could face judicial proceedings.
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