A Togo opposition leader has been imprisoned for two years after making remarks critical of President Faure Gnassingbe, his lawyer and a judicial source said on Wednesday.
Djimon Ore, president of the Front for Patriots of Democracy (FPD) party and a former communications minister, was detained last month at his home in the capital Lomé.
His arrest stirred anger among opposition leaders and civil groups in Togo who said dissidents were no longer allowed to speak out under Gnassingbe who has been in power since 2005.
Adolphus Mawolo reports.
