Le flic de Gnasville
Titi, Faustin
Illustrator country: Ivory Coast
Scenarist: Nganguè, Eyoum
Scenarist country: Cameroon
Language: French
Keywords: corruption; human rights; police; prison; violence
PROJECT:
First prize Africa e Mediterraneo Award 2003-2004, category "Human Rights"
PUBLISHED IN:
Published in: edited by S. Federici e A. Marchesini Reggiani, Africa Comics 2003, Lai-momo, Sasso Marconi 2004
The cop of Gnasville – The cop Kankou recalls his career before retirement. The salary is low and he’s therefore forced to charge the carriers with an illegal extra fee, putting those who refuse into jail. Around 50 prisoners are forced to live in three cells that were built for 8 people. The bucket that is used as a toilet is cleaned just once a week. The most disobedient don’t receive any food or water. Some people are beaten for hours because they don’t want to confess;not many people resist for long, most of them die from drowning. If there are girls, they are gravely abused. It looks like this is a massive violation of human rights. Finally, Kankou asks himself “but who cares about the rights of the oppressors?
Colorist: Titi, Faustin
Colorist writer country: Ivory Coast
Technique: Ink and watercolor on paper
Color
Original drawings
Dimensions: 29,7 x 42 cm
Exhibited where: Exhibited in New York, The Africa Comics Exhibition, Studio Museum in Harlem, November 15, 2006 – March 18, 2007
Inventory: inv. 185 / coll. CX14.IVORY.TITI.1
Number of sheets: 3
Notes: Each page on verso reports the Illustrator's address