Comoros Islands: Information on the freeing of political and military prisoners by approximately one hundred soldiers in October 1992, on attacks on military camps called Kandani and Istundzi by these soldiers in October 1992, on the government response to these attacks and on the freeing of prisoners
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | COM20953.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Comoros Islands: Information on the freeing of political and military prisoners by approximately one hundred soldiers in October 1992, on attacks on military camps called Kandani and Istundzi by these soldiers in October 1992, on the government response to these attacks and on the freeing of prisoners, 1 June 1995, COM20953.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aba418.html [accessed 18 October 2017] |
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For information on the above-mentioned subject, please consult the attached documents. For detailed information on the September 1992 coup attempt in the Comoros Islands, please refer to Response to Information Request COM20198.E of 18 April 1995 and its attachments.
Please note that the Indian Ocean Newsletter of 17 October 1992 refers to the second military camp as Itsoundzou and not Istundzi.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
The Indian Ocean Newsletter [Paris]. 17 October 1992. No. 546. "Comoros Islands: Military Men Try to Free Putschists," p. 4.
Attached documents
The Indian Ocean Newsletter [Paris]. 14 January 1995. No. 654. "Comoros Islands: No Amnesty, No Presidential Pardon," p. 3.
_____. 1 May 1993. No. 573. "Comoros Islands: Death Row For Putchists," p. 2.
_____. 24 April 1993. No. 572. "Comoros Islands: Trial For Putchists," p. 2.
_____. 23 January 1993. No. 559. "Comoros Islands: The Fate of Military Detainees," p. 2.
_____. 17 October 1992. No. 546. "Comoros Islands: Military Men Try to Free Putschists," p. 4.
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Africa News [Durham, NC]. 1992, 1993.
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