Cameroon: Biya’s close collaborators to appear before court of First instance in Paris

A certain pastor profited from this situation to speak against the guilty individuals who according to him had something to do with his imprisonment some months back.

In a letter addressed to the Head of State between the 21-22 June 2017, accompanied by a complaint. Mr Nkoma Augustin a pastor and ex-detainee of the Kodengui central prison, includes a handful of Biya’s close collaborators as well as the members of his family, magistrates and police officials.

In this letter, the individuals 16 in number, are accused of being involved in his 6-month detention. Other complaints in the letter include, false accusations, abusive detention, and lies telling.

According to facts outlined in the letter, Mr Nkoma declared to have been illegally summoned on the 22 July 2016 by the GMI and then subsequently put behind bars for one week after which he went to the public prosecutor. From there he was sent to the Kodengui central prison. He was accused of crookery against Madame Baroux the mother in-law of Frank Biya.

Being the leader of an association called Apad, he wrote a letter to the State, making clear his wish that State authorities give him some attention in view of the preparation of the arrival in Cameroon of certain Indian investors, among whom Madame Nyangono Ebollo, Frank Biya’s in-law’s name figured. This is what attracted the attention of Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, the Secretary General at the Presidency of the Republic and which consequently led to his detention.

According to the pastor, he was judged without evidences, without the victims in question, no witnesses nor accusers. He left prison on the 10 of February, after his time in detention elapsed.

It is further noted in the letter that Frank Biya will be answering to accusations of possession of illicitly gotten property. The complaint is principally put forward by the non-governmental organisation, Transparency international.