Violence flares at Comoros protest Violence flares at a protest march in The Comoros as a complex political crisis worsens. At its heart is President Azali Assoumani, facing a mounting chorus from critics who describe him as bent on enshrining himself in power and destroying democracy. The Constitutional Court has been suspended, demonstrations outlawed and one of Azali's leading critics, former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, has been placed under house arrest. IMAGES