The president of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) party, Maurice Kamto, has been summoned to appear before the Gendarmerie Legion in Bafoussam, West Region, on July 11 at 2 pm.
His comrades Albert Ndzongang and André Marie Tassa, two other prominent figures from the CRM party, were also summoned to this gendarmerie unit, scheduled for July 10.
However, the national president of the CRM is currently out of the country.
Kamto, a member of the International Law Commission at The Hague, is set to deliver an inaugural lecture there in the coming days.
The reasons for his summons have not been disclosed in a recent note that surfaced online.
Kamto’s summons comes amid a government bid to postpone next year’s parliamentary and municipal elections, a move that could potentially bar him from participating in the presidential elections in October 2025.
©Mimi Mefo Info – Maurice Kamto summoned.
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