No Result
View All Result
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Careers
en English
en Englishfr Français
Support Us
Mimi Mefo Info
  • Cameroon
  • Africa
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • Education
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Sport
  • Cameroon
  • Africa
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • Education
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Sport
No Result
View All Result
Mimi Mefo Info
English | Français
No Result
View All Result

Magistrates and Lawyers in Cameroon battle for supremacy

Mimi Mefo Takambou by Mimi Mefo Takambou
November 22, 2020
Reading Time: 6 min
Magistrates and Lawyers in Cameroon battle for supremacy
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Cameroon judicial system is witnessing a battle for supremacy between the public bench and the private bench.


In one week, four lawyers have been remanded in custody at the New Bell Central Prison in Douala. This is not all. Reliable sources at the judicial sector in Douala have confirmed to Mimi Mefo Info that the Yaounde administration has demanded the arrest of at least fifteen other lawyers in Douala.

According to our source who spoke on grounds of anonymity, “There is a list of some fifteen lawyers at the judicial police in Douala. Their arrest and subsequent prosecution is linked to the confrontation between lawyers and the military at the Bonanjo Court of First Instance on November 10, 2020”.

Barrister Tamfu Richard has just been transferred to the New Bell Central Prison is Douala.

MMI

— Mimi Mefo Info (@MimiMefoInfo) November 20, 2020

Barristers Tamfu Ngarka Triestel Richard and Armel Tchueumegne Kenmegne, remanded in custody in connection to the courtroom showdown, are due to stand trial at the Bonanjo Court of First Instance on Monday, November 23, 2020.

The lawyers have been charged among other things with destruction and contempt to authorities. Their charges are contained in section 154,169 and 316 of Cameroon’s penal code.

In the face of all these, the Cameroon Bar Association has mainly condemned the action while calling on lawyers to remain calm.


In a press conference in Yaounde granted by the interim president of the Bar Council, Barrister Marie Claire Atangana Bikouna remarked that the issue will be targeted head on after the burial of Batonier Tchakonte Patie Charles.


Her approach to the situation of lawyers arrested in Douala following their brutality by the military in a court room has been criticized.

“The bar has been politicized. The majestracy is out to crush lawyers and thereby sending a strong message to the people of Cameroon that those they are counting on to defend them in courts are powerless. This is a terrible situation that demands a strong, vibrant and impartial leadership at the helm of the Bar. If the magistracy achieve their aim then, the executive and the magistracy will deal with Cameroonians,” a lawyer told Mimi Mefo Info.

Cases on which Barrister Richard Tamfu is working:

– #Ngarbuh
– @Stand4Cameroon Four
– Marcus Ebilitu Atubeh – kidnapped by Cameroon armed forces on November 30, 2018. No news of his whereabouts to date.

Marcus Ebilitu Atubeh needs his lawyer. #FreeLawyerTamfu pic.twitter.com/8VR6qfWaVe

— Kah Walla (@KahWalla) November 19, 2020

Barrister Tamfu Richard was “kidnapped” by plaincloth policemen in Akwa, Douala on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.


“I was called by a policeman who pretended to be a client. He said we should meet in a hotel in Akwa. I drove there with a friend and out of a sudden four policemen in civilian wear appeared and told me the commissioner at the judicial police wanted to see me.I asked them to present the warrant of arrest but they did not have. When I tried calling the commissioner to find out, the policemen grabbed me, seized the phone and bundled me into their car leaving my car there,” he explains.

He decries his detention conditions at the Bonanjo judicial police. “We slept in deplorable places. Lots of human rights abuses committed with impunity”.

Cameroon: Bar Council says 30 lawyers are wanted by security forces as government continues crackdown

Barristers Tamfu Richard and Armel Tchueumegne Kenmegne are in custody at the New Bell central prison in Douala looking forward for their first appearance yin court tomorrow Monday, November 23rd.

By Mbatho Ntan

Mimi Mefo Info

You can help support our work through the link below
Tags: Cameroon Bar CouncilCameroon JudiciaryMagistrates CameroonTamfu Richard
ShareTweetSendShare
Previous Post

Barrister Tamfu Richard spends second night in prison

Next Post

CPDM challenges SW Councillors to ‘vote massively’ at Regional Elections

Related Posts

Breaking!CAF cancels 2021 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Live Update

Breaking!
CAF cancels 2021 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

March 8, 2021
Cameroon

Cameroon:
Women share plight as war against Boko Haram leaves many helpless

March 8, 2021
Live Update

COVID19 frustrates Under 17 AFCON

March 8, 2021
Insécurité

Sud Ouest: Le calvaire de 26 enfants trafiqués

March 8, 2021
Insécurité

Cameroun: Comment les femmes survivre dans les zones d’insécurité?

March 8, 2021
Cameroon

“We need better laws to protect women and girls” – Hon. Patricia Tomaino Njoya

March 8, 2021

Comments 1

  1. Pingback: Military Brutality on Lawyers: Cameroon BAR Council calls for a nationwide lawyers’ strike – Mimi Mefo Info
You can help support our work via the link below

Recommended

Breaking!CAF cancels 2021 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Breaking!
CAF cancels 2021 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

2 hours ago
National And International News Roundup – 8th January 2021

National And International News Roundup – 8th March 2021

3 hours ago

Cameroon:
Women share plight as war against Boko Haram leaves many helpless

5 hours ago

COVID19 frustrates Under 17 AFCON

6 hours ago

Popular News

  • Updates: Who killed the 4 chiefs in Lebialem? The Plot thickens

    Updates: Who killed the 4 chiefs in Lebialem? The Plot thickens

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Kribi: school summons students over leaked obscene footages, deviant behavior

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bui Division:
    Separatist faction challenges CPDM MP’s unity call, promises hell for soldiers

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Government mute as new ‘rebel movement’ threatens to take over power, release political prisoners

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

You can help support our work via the link below

Category

  • Affairs
  • Africa
  • Afrique
  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Cameroon
  • Cameroun
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Développement
  • Economie
  • ECONOMY
  • Editor's Picks
  • Editorial
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Environnement
  • Food
  • Français
  • French
  • Gestion
  • Gouvernance
  • Health
  • Human Interest/Society
  • Human Rights
  • HUMANITAIRE
  • Insécurité
  • Interviews
  • Judiciary
  • Justice
  • Lifestyle
  • Live Update
  • MONDE
  • News
  • News Roundups
  • Opinion
  • Other
  • Politics
  • Politique
  • Religion
  • Road Safety
  • Santé
  • Science
  • Security
  • Société
  • Sport
  • Tech
  • Tourisme
  • Transport
  • Travel
  • Voyage
  • World

Important Links

  • Term of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us

Copyright © 2020 Mimi Mefo Info Ltd. - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • World
  • Business
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech
  • Health
  • Food

Copyright © 2020 Mimi Mefo Info Ltd. - All Rights Reserved.

en English
en Englishfr Français
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
pixel