Bouba Simala Case: Cavaye Djibril Yéguié dissatisfied

Cavaye Djibril Yéguié has expressed dissatisfaction towards the revision of charges alleged against Bouba Simala, by the military court, according to Mutations newspaper in its Monday, August 10, 2015 edition.

Due to this, he summoned the Minister of State in charge of Justice, Laurent Esso, and the Minister for the Presidency of the Republic in charge of Defense, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo'o, to his office at Ngoa-Ekellé.

On the outcome of the appeal by the two members of the government, the newspaper was informed by two sources. One stated that Laurent Esso and Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo'o honored the invitation of the PAN and that both MPs insisted that we should let justice do its job in this case, "on the principle of separation of powers” to the dismay of PAN who called for the acceleration of the procedure.

"Another version is that neither Laurent Esso nor Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo'o felt obliged to obey the PAN’s call while arguing that they depend on the executive power and they are not under Yéguié Cavaye Djibril's orders. Made aware of the approach, PAN is said to have lost sleep since the beginning of this case and the MPs have rather welcomed the response of the Minister of Justice and Mindef,” reported the newspaper.

As of June 16, 2015, Cavaye Djibril Yéguié accused in a "presidential decree", the Bouba Simala of "acts of terrorism, incitement to robbery and kidnapping.

He indicated that "the Minister of Defense's jurisdiction over acts of terrorism, incitement to robbery and kidnapping that the applicant had wanted to inflict on the President of the National Assembly, will make all arrangements according to law in force."

However, the investigating judge of the military court in Yaoundé retained only three charges: "simple threats, contempt of constituted bodies and violation of instructions."

These charges displeased Cavaye who wished that the charges recorded in the "presidential decree" of June 16, 2015 remain intact.

Mutations indicated that investigators have already interviewed a dozen people active in the National Assembly. “This judicial soap opera looks eventful,” the newspaper concluded.