Uniform men ignore alcohol ban

After banning their presence in drinking premises during working hours, some military, policemen and gendarmes do not feel concerned by the ban.

A tour conducted this April 5, 2016, around the Douala Central Prison says much about the extent of the phenomenon, says the newspaper La Nouvelle Expression of April 6, 2016.

This drinking establishment at a stone’s throw away from the prison is a popular space for men in uniform, both day and night. “No way for ordinary customers to move,” we are told. On the tables, the products of the brewing industry occupy the dominant portion.

“A day does not pass by without us seeing a policeman moving in this bar, which has become their meeting point, a place of negotiation of individuals, who want to visit their incarcerated relatives, a place where dark business is conducted “entrusted the waitresses anonymously.

In their point of view, men and women in uniform have no time to work. “They drink at all hours. Difficult or impossible to know if they consume during working hours, given that while they drink, they work. They do their business. ” said some young ladies, very surprised and unaware of the action was taken in the last few months, prohibiting the presence of uniformed men in bars during working hours.

“Are you serious? If such a provision has been made, it means this side of New-Bell never felt its effect. I work here since five years now and this bar has never been empty. Do you think men in uniform can be prevented from drinking? They do not care. “Threw the waitresses.

The men in uniform seem surprised at the question of whether they are aware of a decision prohibiting them from attending licensed premises during working hours.

“The decision if it exists concerns men in uniform who sit in pubs/bars with their beret. From the moment a policeman removes his cap before drinking alcohol, it is not punishable,” said a military man adding that the defense minister has other fish to fry at the security level.