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A significant number of dignitaries within the ruling consortium of crime syndicates have escaped justice through the stress generated by prosecutors at the Special Criminal Court. Ever since the Cameroonian dictator launched the anti corruption campaign to stop numerous acts of embezzlement of public funds in 2000, many of those highly placed government officials arrested ended up dying in detention.
Apart from cases such as that of the late Ambassador Jerome Mendouga, the late Madam Françoise Foning escaped the Special Criminal Court "thanks" to an untimely death reportedly from the pressure that came from the Special Criminal Court. She was wanted by that body for embezzling about 5 billion CFA francs as she held the position of mayor of the Douala 5th district. At the time of her death, a criminal investigation had been opened against her.
Henry Engoulou, 60, former minister of finance arrested in 2010, passed away in 2014 at the Yaounde Central Hospital. He was detained in connection with a criminal matter that involved Franco-Cameroon Barrister Lydien Eyoum. Lydien Eyoum was accused of misappropriation of public funds amounting to one billion FCFA.
A former Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education, Marie Catherine Abena was arrested and detained at the Kondengui central prison for stealing 250 million FCFA. She constantly claimed her innocence and staged a hunger strike to be heard by the CPDM authorities. Catherine Abena died on March 19, 2014 at the National Social Insurance Fund hospital in Yaounde.
One of the most pathetic cases was the recent disappearance of Louis Bapes Bapes, former Minister of Secondary Education. The late Bapes Bapes was wanted by the Special Criminal Court for mismanaging of funds budgeted for examinations and sports competitions at his ministry from 2005-2009. He passed away on February 5, 2016. We of this publication therefore see the Special Criminal Court as a CPDM AK 47.
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A significant number of dignitaries within the ruling consortium of crime syndicates have escaped justice through the stress generated by prosecutors at the Special Criminal Court. Ever since the Cameroonian dictator launched the anti corruption campaign to stop numerous acts of embezzlement of public funds in 2000, many of those highly placed government officials arrested ended up dying in detention.
Apart from cases such as that of the late Ambassador Jerome Mendouga, the late Madam Françoise Foning escaped the Special Criminal Court "thanks" to an untimely death reportedly from the pressure that came from the Special Criminal Court. She was wanted by that body for embezzling about 5 billion CFA francs as she held the position of mayor of the Douala 5th district. At the time of her death, a criminal investigation had been opened against her.
Henry Engoulou, 60, former minister of finance arrested in 2010, passed away in 2014 at the Yaounde Central Hospital. He was detained in connection with a criminal matter that involved Franco-Cameroon Barrister Lydien Eyoum. Lydien Eyoum was accused of misappropriation of public funds amounting to one billion FCFA.
A former Secretary of State to the Minister of Secondary Education, Marie Catherine Abena was arrested and detained at the Kondengui central prison for stealing 250 million FCFA. She constantly claimed her innocence and staged a hunger strike to be heard by the CPDM authorities. Catherine Abena died on March 19, 2014 at the National Social Insurance Fund hospital in Yaounde.
One of the most pathetic cases was the recent disappearance of Louis Bapes Bapes, former Minister of Secondary Education. The late Bapes Bapes was wanted by the Special Criminal Court for mismanaging of funds budgeted for examinations and sports competitions at his ministry from 2005-2009. He passed away on February 5, 2016. We of this publication therefore see the Special Criminal Court as a CPDM AK 47.
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After President Obama made a prediction Tuesday that "Mr. Trump will not be president," the billionaire businessman bit back with his own challenge to Mr. Obama's qualifications for the executive office.
"He has done such a lousy job as president," Trump said on stage at a Beaufort, South Carolina rally Tuesday. "You look at our budgets. You look at our spending. We can't beat ISIS. Obamacare is terrible. We're going to terminate it. We're going to absolutely terminate and replace it. I mean you look at everything. Our borders are like Swiss cheese."
Aiming squarely at the president's 2012 election record, Trump had this message for Mr. Obama: "You're lucky I didn't run last time when Romney ran because you would have been a one-term president."
Trump's comments were responding to a claim the president made about the GOP front-runner earlier that day.
"I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be president," Mr. Obama said at a press conference during a summit with Southeast Asian leaders in California. "And the reason is that I have a lot of faith in the American people. Being president is a serious job. It's not hosting a talk show, or a reality show."
He added that "the American people are pretty sensible, and I think they'll make a sensible choice in the end."
At his South Carolina event, the reality television star said that he wasn't taking the Mr. Obama's statement as a personal insult.
"This man has done such a bad job -- he has set us back so far, and for him to say that actually is a great compliment, if you want to know the truth," Trump said.
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The war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram has lasted three years and more. To be sure, it has caused casualties both civilian and military. The most painful being the heavy loss suffered by the Cameroonian army recently. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus and Captain Yari Emmanuel are now part of the memorable war victims. The death of Lt. Colonel Beltus ocurred on Sunday, February 14, 2016, after he and his men carried out a successful operation in the Ngoshe locality in Nigeria, which is one of Boko Haram's stronghold. The last military operation of the great Lt. Colonel Ekwele Beltus saw the released of many Nigerian hostages held by Boko Haram.
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He personally headed a mission that secured the Nigerians and accompanied them to the town of Pulka, where he and his men handed the hostages over to the Nigerian soldiers operating in the area. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus was seriously injured along with four of his staff as they were returning home.The vehicle they were in got hit by a mine laid by Boko Haram. We of this publication gathered from our military informant that the rescue helicopter mission from Maroua arrived very late and our Lt. Colonel died during the evacuation process to Douala. Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was 39 years old at the time of his death. He had just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and his epaullete had been handed to him on 1 January 2016 at a ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo, at Kidji a town situated at Matari in the Far North region.
Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was a renowned officer with remarkable strength of character. He was known not only for his bravery and courage, but also for its pragmatic sense and taste of the dialogue, pedagogy and communication. His perfect bilingual nature made him a likeable personality within the Cameroon army. Lieutenant-Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus will be remembered as an artillery officer steeped in experience of field operations in which he always shown a great tactical consistency, as evidenced by his commitment in the southern area of the Alpha transaction where he participated in several epic battles and repealed successful several criminal attacks from Boko Haram. Rest in peace Mon Colonel
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The war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram has lasted three years and more. To be sure, it has caused casualties both civilian and military. The most painful being the heavy loss suffered by the Cameroonian army recently. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus and Captain Yari Emmanuel are now part of the memorable war victims. The death of Lt. Colonel Beltus ocurred on Sunday, February 14, 2016, after he and his men carried out a successful operation in the Ngoshe locality in Nigeria, which is one of Boko Haram's stronghold. The last military operation of the great Lt. Colonel Ekwele Beltus saw the released of many Nigerian hostages held by Boko Haram.
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He personally headed a mission that secured the Nigerians and accompanied them to the town of Pulka, where he and his men handed the hostages over to the Nigerian soldiers operating in the area. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus was seriously injured along with four of his staff as they were returning home.The vehicle they were in got hit by a mine laid by Boko Haram. We of this publication gathered from our military informant that the rescue helicopter mission from Maroua arrived very late and our Lt. Colonel died during the evacuation process to Douala. Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was 39 years old at the time of his death. He had just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and his epaullete had been handed to him on 1 January 2016 at a ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo, at Kidji a town situated at Matari in the Far North region.
Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was a renowned officer with remarkable strength of character. He was known not only for his bravery and courage, but also for its pragmatic sense and taste of the dialogue, pedagogy and communication. His perfect bilingual nature made him a likeable personality within the Cameroon army. Lieutenant-Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus will be remembered as an artillery officer steeped in experience of field operations in which he always shown a great tactical consistency, as evidenced by his commitment in the southern area of the Alpha transaction where he participated in several epic battles and repealed successful several criminal attacks from Boko Haram. Rest in peace Mon Colonel
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The war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram has lasted three years and more. To be sure, it has caused casualties both civilian and military. The most painful being the heavy loss suffered by the Cameroonian army recently. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus and Captain Yari Emmanuel are now part of the memorable war victims. The death of Lt. Colonel Beltus ocurred on Sunday, February 14, 2016, after he and his men carried out a successful operation in the Ngoshe locality in Nigeria, which is one of Boko Haram's stronghold. The last military operation of the great Lt. Colonel Ekwele Beltus saw the released of many Nigerian hostages held by Boko Haram.
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He personally headed a mission that secured the Nigerians and accompanied them to the town of Pulka, where he and his men handed the hostages over to the Nigerian soldiers operating in the area. Lt. Col. KWENE Ekwele Beltus was seriously injured along with four of his staff as they were returning home.The vehicle they were in got hit by a mine laid by Boko Haram. We of this publication gathered from our military informant that the rescue helicopter mission from Maroua arrived very late and our Lt. Colonel died during the evacuation process to Douala. Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was 39 years old at the time of his death. He had just been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and his epaullete had been handed to him on 1 January 2016 at a ceremony chaired by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo, at Kidji a town situated at Matari in the Far North region.
Lieutenant Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus was a renowned officer with remarkable strength of character. He was known not only for his bravery and courage, but also for its pragmatic sense and taste of the dialogue, pedagogy and communication. His perfect bilingual nature made him a likeable personality within the Cameroon army. Lieutenant-Colonel KWENE Ekwele Beltus will be remembered as an artillery officer steeped in experience of field operations in which he always shown a great tactical consistency, as evidenced by his commitment in the southern area of the Alpha transaction where he participated in several epic battles and repealed successful several criminal attacks from Boko Haram. Rest in peace Mon Colonel
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