"& Nbsp; this is our only weapon & nbsp;": they robbed their camera on police abuse

I thought: "I can die today.’This is why I told myself that I was going to film.I was afraid for my life.

Surrounded by policemen pointing their rifles on him, Hèzu Kpowbié released his phone to film his arrest.A reflex shared by a growing number of citizens, for whom cellular has somehow became a weapon of defense against police abuse.

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