Polycarp Abah Abah sentenced to 25yrs in prison

Polycarpe Abah Abah, former Cameroon Minister of the Economy and Finance was sentenced on Tuesday in Yaoundé by the Special Criminal Court as part of the case that involved French lawyer Lydian Eyoum.

Polycarpe Abah Abah has thus been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The verdict included the seizure of 29 buildings, 9 luxury vehicles and freezing of 8 bank accounts as part of the indictments with Land Bank.

The Abah Abah trial which lasted longer than expected into the early hours of Wednesday January 14, 2015, had already lasted several years. It is alleged that the former CPDM Minster of Finance stole 6.8 billion CFA francs when he was director of taxes.