companions holding fire Bibi Ngota released
Two journalists cam
erounais incarcerated in March along Ngota Bibi, who died in detention, were released Wednesday on the orders of President Paul Biya. end the nightmare for two Cameroonian journalists. On Wednesday, Robert Mintier, the editor of Le Devoir, and Serge Sabouang, who runs the newspaper The Nation, were released. Charged for
"forgery and using false (they were accused of having forged the signature of the Secretary General of the Presidency of Cameroon Laurent Esso) , the two journalists were arrested in March at the Central Prison in Yaounde, along with their colleague Cyril Germain Ngota Ngota Ngota said Bibi, owner of Express Cameroon. The latter is
died during his detention April 22.
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"Since my release I went to church to say thank you to God" said Robert Mintier. " I also say thank you to President Biya since we learned that it was he who (had) ordered our release. "
In August and September, Robert Mintier had been admitted to the Yaounde Central Hospital before being transferred to hospital Jamot, a company specialized in the management of psychiatric problems.
The National Union of Journalists of Cameroon "strongly welcomed" release in a statement. regretting "that intervenes only today (Wednesday) after a very long period of detention without trial [...] whatever the real motive and / or cyclical " .
The investigation into the death of Bibi Ngota had mentioned a death due "opportunistic infections" related to the AIDS virus enraging Cameroonian doctors and family . They say he died for not having received appropriate treatment for his hypertension and hernia.
Ngota Bibi's brother also accused the Directorate General for Research of having external tortured in February, had excluded the Department of Justice.
with Jeune Afrique © AFP
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