Gabon Lawmaker Faces Trial Over Assault On Kigali Airport Staff

Gabon Lawmaker Faces Trial Over Assault On Kigali Airport Staff

Gabonese MP Augustin Lobelle Yembi, who was arrested in Kigali following an alleged assault on an employee at Kigali International Airport, has been handed over to authorities in Gabon after diplomatic intervention between Kigali and Libreville, according to Gabonese officials.

Gabon MP leaves Rwanda after dramatic airport slap landed him in police custody

Yembi was arrested on September 3 over allegations of physically assaulting the airline official and was detained as Rwandan authorities completed judicial procedures surrounding the incident.

KIGALI AIRPORT DRAMA: GABONESE MP ARRESTED AFTER RWAIR SUPERVISOR ALTERCATION

KIGALI AIRPORT DRAMA: GABONESE MP ARRESTED AFTER RWAIR SUPERVISOR ALTERCATION A dramatic incident at Kigali International Airport has left a Gabonese Member of Parliament in the spotlight after he allegedly assaulted a RwandAir supervisor during a layover. Augustin Lobelle Yembi, a Gabonese lawmaker elected in 2025, was reportedly arrested by Rwandan authorities on September 3, […] The post KIGALI AIRPORT DRAMA: GABONESE MP ARRESTED AFTER RWAIR …

Gabonese MP Sent Home After Slapping RwandAir Worker at Kigali Airport - Rwanda Dispatch

Gabornese lawyer Augustine Lobelle Yembi who was arrested at Kigali International Airport after physically assaulting a RwandAir supervisor during a layover is released. Yembi, was transiting through Kigali International Airport on September 3, left the terminal for a nearby hotel to wait out a long layover before his connecting flight. When he came back through […] The post Gabonese MP Sent Home After Slapping RwandAir Worker at Kigali Airport …

Gabonese MP Deported After Beating Airport Staff In Rwanda - Taarifa Rwanda:

What began as a routine interaction at Kigali International Airport escalated into a confrontation that resulted in the arrest of a Gabonese parliamentarian and ultimately drew diplomatic intervention between Rwanda and Gabon. Augustin Lobelle Yembi, an independent member of Gabon’s National Assembly, was arrested in Kigali on September 3 after allegedly assaulting a RwandAir supervisor […] The post Gabonese MP Deported After Beating Airport Sta…

Rwanda Hands Over Gabon MP After RwandAir Airport Assault

KIGALI — Rwanda has handed over a Gabonese lawmaker to his government after he was arrested at Kigali International Airport over an alleged assault on a RwandAir supervisor. Augustin Lobelle…