France, March 10 -- The CAR's defence ministry said the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) aid worker was arrested last Wednesday near the southeastern town of Zemio and was suspected of "activities aimed at destabilising the security situation" in the region.

The ministry accused the suspect of having "contacts with criminal elements" and working towards "subversive agitation among the local population of the Azande ethnic group" to "turn them against the legally elected authorities" in the country.

In a statement released on Tuesday morning, Doctors Without Borders Switzerland confirmed its "support" for its employee Francois Zamparini and is working "to clarify this situation in collaboration with the competent authorities."

Zamparini wa...