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A German man who spent nearly two years in a Cameroon prison on suspicion of posing a threat to state security has been released. Thousands of others suspected of opposing President Paul Biya aren’t so lucky.
German engineer Wilfried Siewe is now a free man after being held in a Cameroon prison for nearly two years.
“I am very very happy to see the family again,” said Siewe, referring to his wife and two children at a virtual press conference held on Thursday. “It was a tough time during which I really couldn’t tell when it was going to end or how.”
Cameroon s habit of arbitrary detention and arrest
A German man who spent nearly two years in a Cameroon prison on suspicion of posing a threat to state security has been released. Thousands of others suspected of opposing President Paul Biya aren t so lucky.
Police officers line up outside Kondengui prison in Yaounde
German engineer Wilfried Siewe is now a free man after being held in a Cameroon prison for nearly two years. I am very very happy to see the family again, said Siewe, referring to his wife and two children at a virtual press conference held on Thursday. It was a tough time during which I really couldn t tell when it was going to end or how.
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