{"id":2951,"date":"2025-10-28T08:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/237check.org\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:04:33","slug":"fake-video-allegedly-showing-general-pelene-francois-announcing-he-will-not-arrest-issa-tchiroma-is-ai-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/237check.org\/fr\/2025\/10\/28\/fake-video-allegedly-showing-general-pelene-francois-announcing-he-will-not-arrest-issa-tchiroma-is-ai-generated\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake ! Video Allegedly Showing General Pelene Francois Announcing he Will Not Arrest Issa Tchiroma is AI Generated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A viral video<\/a> circulating on Facebook, with 5100 shares, 1600 comments, 15000 reactions and over one million views, claims that Brigadier General Pelene Francois has announced his refusal to arrest Issa Tchiroma Bakary, stating that \u201cthe role of the army is to defend the nation not to mingle in internal politics\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A 6 second video clip<\/a> has gone viral on social media, purporting to show Brigadier General Francois Pelene, in an interview announcing that he will not arrest Issa Tchiroma Bakary, one of 12 contenders for the October 12 presidential election in Cameroon. In the video, he appears to say\u00a0 \u201cthe role of the army is to defend the nation not to mingle in internal politics\u201d, and that \u201che will not arrest Issa Tchiroma\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video emerged just days after the constitutional council\u2019s official proclamation of the presidential election results amidst post electoral protests in Douala, Ngoundere, Garoa and Maroua, with Issa Tchiroma claiming he won the election.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video has been widely shared on facebook, whatsapp and tiktok, with accompanying messages thanking the general for siding with the population and calling on other top ranking officials to resist any orders to arrest Issa Tchiroma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General Fran\u00e7oise Pelene has refused to arrEst Tchiroma, stating that, the army is meant to protect the people and not intervene in pOlitical issues The general was sent to arrEst Tchiroma in Garoua while we were asleep but general Pelene vehemently refused stating that \u201d the @rmy is meant to f!ght w@rs and not intervene in pOlitical issues. I can not hurt my children\u201d Colonel Arnaud Ngwet is currently in charge of the Operation. #cameroon\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2<\/a> #fyp\u30c4<\/a> #africa<\/a> #news<\/a> #viralvideos<\/a> <\/p> \u266c original sound \u2013 237 Blog \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>