Lawyers on Marafa's trial unpaid

Despite the multiple arrests of Justin Gwanmesia, Secretary General at the Ministry of justice, Alamine Ousmane Mey refuses to honour the commitments of the State.

After the reading of the correspondence N ° 942 CE, CS, SG, MJ dated September 05, 2014, and having for object: case of MP and State of Cameroon against Marafa Hamidou Yaya, Yves Michel Fotso and other for misappropriation of public funds, for fees payable to masters Ngongo Ogundare Martin and Nomo Beyala (proceedings before the supreme court), it is clear that the two lawyers handling the above case, to defend its interests, have not been paid.

That notwithstanding, the multiple warnings from them and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of justice, to fuel the release of the 20 million CFA Francs representing their fees, $ 10 million for each of them, nothing has until then been done.

At the same time, the two companions in misfortune (masters Ngonogo Otto and Nomo Beyala) constituted by the State of Cameroon, in four other different cases, pending both before the special criminal court (TCS) have hardly also collected their fees.

In the case between the MP and the State of Cameroon against Kaptue Tagne Serges Brice and other for misappropriation of public funds, subject of correspondence N ° 941/EC/CS/SG/MJ dated 5th September and signed by the SG of Minister of justice, Mr. Justin Gwanmesia formally asked the great silver Cabinet of the State to proceed with the payment of the sum of 20 million Francs representing the same attorneys fees.

In a third letter N ° 940/RF/CF/SG/MJ having an object: case of MP and State of Cameroon against Nesh Odus Roger and Yves Michel Fotso for misappropriation of public funds, the same demands were made to the Minister of finance relating to the case pending before the supreme court.

In two other separate correspondence, relating to another part of the Mesh Onguene folder, proceedings pending before the criminal tribunal (CHT), the SG of the Minister of justice correspondence N ° 162/CD/CS/SG/MJ of July 23, 2013 and December 23, 2013 1708/CF/CS/SG/MJ, advertising once more the payment of the fees of the two lawyers at the same amount, 20 million CFA FRANCS.

In a fifth case, involving the public prosecutor's Office and the State of Cameroon (CAMTEL) against Djibril Traore, for misappropriation of public funds, the two lawyers, once more made, claim of over 20 million Swiss Francs from the State of Cameroon. What justified July 23, 2013, other correspondence (N ° 162/CD/CS/SG/MJ) signed by the SG of MINJUSTICE.

According to a framework of the Directorate of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of finance, speaking on anonymity on the subject, in the absence of the head of this Department Mr. Sidiki Mougnal, halted the payment of the fees of the lawyers committed by the State to defend its interests, pending several prerequisites.