Soldiers Beat Up, Stab Half-Naked Man To Death While Residents Look On [Pix]

The chaos in the Central African Republic has continued to rage on as new footage of a man being lynched has been released.

The man was dragged through the streets nearly naked by soldiers while residents of the area filmed and photographed the scene.

The victim was believed to be part of a group of Muslim Rebels, named Seleka, which had been recently ousted after seizing power in March 2013.

According to Daily Mail reports, about 20 uniformed soldiers accused a member of the crowd of having belonged to Seleka – the mostly Muslim rebel group that seized power in a coup last March, before stabbing him repeatedly until he was dead.

A soldier stamped on the lifeless body, which was then dragged nearly naked through the streets as residents looked on and took photographs.

Ten minutes earlier the new interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza, stood just 20m away where she addressed a crowd of at least 1,000 soldiers. The Army effectively disappeared during nine months of Seleka rule.

 

Central Africa Republic’s interim president Catherine Samba Panza addresses members of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) before the man was lynched