capture d écran Lawyers for the victims of the Ngarbuh Massacre have asked the Yaounde military court to oblige the entire chain of the military command and local administrators to be part of the ongoing trial of suspects who carried out the February 14, 2020 killings.
The lawyers for the civil party (the victims of the massacre) say no one is above the law. As such, they insist that the following officials must appear as prosecution witnesses before the Yaoundé military tribunal: the chain of military commanding operations and the local administration of the North West, spanning from the military general, the Governor, and Senior Divisional Officer for Donga Mantung Division.
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Travelling by motorbike, car and bus, Taah Ali journeyed on bad roads for two days to reach Cameroon’s capital. He had a story to tell: a story about a horrific massacre that had killed 21 people in his village.
His journey left him exhausted. Sitting in a military court in Yaoundé last week on the first day of a landmark trial, he sometimes needed to walk out of the courtroom to recover from the fatigue. But his testimony, when it comes, could be pivotal for justice in his country.