Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Mimi Mefo Info
Published on 2024-03-25 12:05:05
The 17 individuals charged in this case must appear before the judges of the Military Court of Yaoundé today. It will be necessary to expect a trial with multiple stakes, one of the most important being the credibility of the Cameroonian justice system.
More than a year after the assassination of Martinez Zogo, the head of the Radio Amplitude FM, the trial will finally open at the military court of Yaoundé. In total, 17 people arrested and charged in connection with this case must answer to the accusations brought against them before the military jurisdiction.
This case, which has already attracted international media attention, is at the center of several issues. Firstly, the credibility of the Cameroonian justice system. Since the beginning of this case, several opinions have continuously denounced a biased investigation, highlighting political interference in the inquiries. Beyond the credibility of justice, the State of Cameroon must also show to the world that those who attack the lives of journalists do not go unpunished. The trial that is opening must also address several unanswered questions left after the investigative phase, notably who ordered the killing of Martinez Zogo.
This trial, which promises to be tumultuous, is undoubtedly also a trial of the Biya regime; that of the Directorate General of External Research (DGRE) which carried out the plot of the heinous assassination of Martinez Zogo. It is also the trial of 42 years of human rights violations, bad governance, and the instrumentalization of intelligence and security services.
Among the individuals charged in this case, we find: Ebo’o Clément, Godje Oumarou, Bakaiwe Sylvain, and Lenoir Dawa, breach of orders, coercion of arrest and detention, coercion of torture; Nzockmenping Martial: breach of orders, coercion of arrest and detention, complicity in torture; Eko Eko Maxime Léopold, Amougou Belinga Jean Pierre, Eengwela Ngwelle Etienne Jacques, Saiwaing Yves, and Heudji Guy Serges: complicity in torture; Daouda, Lamfu Johnson, Tongue Nana Stéphane: complicity in arrest and detention, complicity in torture, murder, and breach of orders; Danwé Justin, complicity in murder, complicity in arrest and detention, complicity in torture, and breach of orders; Savom Martin, complicity in murder and complicity in torture; Bidzongo Mbede Albert alias “Arthur Essomba”: complicity in torture, impersonation of title and functions; Bidjang Oba’a Bikoro Bruno François, conspiracy of torture and arrest and detention.
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