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Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Kouassi, \u00e9galement connu sous le nom de JFK, leader de la jeunesse en C\u00f4te d’Ivoire, a \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 une <\/span>courte peine<\/span><\/a> de prison apr\u00e8s avoir critiqu\u00e9 publiquement des irr\u00e9gularit\u00e9s all\u00e9gu\u00e9es dans le recrutement au sein de la fonction publique.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cette affaire est li\u00e9e \u00e0 des commentaires publi\u00e9s par M. Kouassi sur sa page Facebook le 8 janvier 2026. Dans ce message, il affirmait que l’acc\u00e8s aux concours de la fonction publique \u00e9tait influenc\u00e9 par la corruption, le n\u00e9potisme et l’affiliation politique. Il affirmait que de nombreux jeunes se sentaient oblig\u00e9s d’adh\u00e9rer au parti au pouvoir, le RHDP, afin d’am\u00e9liorer leurs chances d’\u00eatre recrut\u00e9s, qualifiant cette situation de \u00ab scandale d’\u00c9tat \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il appelait \u00e9galement \u00e0 un examen minutieux du processus de recrutement supervis\u00e9 par l’ancienne ministre de la Fonction publique, Anne D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Ouloto, aujourd’hui d\u00e9put\u00e9e. Plus tard dans la journ\u00e9e, Kouassi a annonc\u00e9 qu’il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Selon les informations disponibles, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 appr\u00e9hend\u00e9 pendant ou peu apr\u00e8s un sit-in organis\u00e9 devant le minist\u00e8re de la Fonction publique au Plateau, \u00e0 Abidjan, o\u00f9 lui et d’autres personnes manifestaient contre des irr\u00e9gularit\u00e9s pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es, notamment des all\u00e9gations concernant le recrutement de 400 agents des douanes sans concours public.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il a d’abord \u00e9t\u00e9 plac\u00e9 en garde \u00e0 vue avant d’\u00eatre pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 au parquet le 12 janvier 2026 et plac\u00e9 en d\u00e9tention provisoire. Le parquet l’a inculp\u00e9 pour trouble \u00e0 l’ordre public, diffamation, diffusion de fausses informations en ligne et d\u00e9nonciation calomnieuse. Au cours du proc\u00e8s, l’accusation a fait valoir que ses actions risquaient de porter atteinte \u00e0 l’ordre public et de nuire \u00e0 la r\u00e9putation des personnes impliqu\u00e9es dans le processus de recrutement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le lundi 26 janvier 2026, le tribunal de grande instance d’Abidjan a condamn\u00e9 Kouassi, pr\u00e9sident du Mouvement des jeunes de C\u00f4te d’Ivoire (MJCI), \u00e0 15 jours d’emprisonnement ferme, huit mois d’emprisonnement avec sursis et une amende de 500 000 francs CFA (environ 830 dollars am\u00e9ricains). Ayant d\u00e9j\u00e0 pass\u00e9 plus de 15 jours en d\u00e9tention, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9 le 27 janvier 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Les avocats de Kouassi ont fait valoir qu’il s’exprimait en tant que citoyen pour d\u00e9noncer les obstacles auxquels sont confront\u00e9s les jeunes pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 un emploi dans la fonction publique. Ils ont d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que son intention \u00e9tait d’alerter les autorit\u00e9s sur des injustices per\u00e7ues plut\u00f4t que d’inciter \u00e0 des troubles, et ont annonc\u00e9 leur intention de faire appel de la d\u00e9cision du tribunal. Cette condamnation s’inscrit dans un contexte de surveillance accrue des critiques publiques et de l’activisme civique en C\u00f4te d’Ivoire.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Fondation des m\u00e9dias pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (MFWA) exhorte les autorit\u00e9s ivoiriennes \u00e0 respecter le droit des citoyens d’exprimer leurs opinions sur la gouvernance et l’administration publique. Lorsque les autorit\u00e9s estiment que de telles affirmations sont inexactes ou trompeuses, il existe des moyens appropri\u00e9s non coercitifs pour clarifier les faits et r\u00e9tablir la v\u00e9rit\u00e9. Le recours \u00e0 l’arrestation et aux poursuites p\u00e9nales pour expression pacifique risque de restreindre l’espace civique. 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