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Cameroon: ten years in prison for soldiers who shot dead two women and their children

2020-09-21T14:04:59.301Z


Four Cameroonian soldiers were sentenced to ten years in prison on Monday 21 September and another to two years for the “ murder ” in 2018 of two women and their two children, riddled with bullets in the north of the country. Read also: Cameroon: seven civilians killed in a jihadist suicide attack In July 2018, a video showing soldiers summarily executing these two women, blindfolded, as well as


Four Cameroonian soldiers were sentenced to ten years in prison on Monday 21 September and another to two years for the “

murder

” in 2018 of two women and their two children, riddled with bullets in the north of the country.

Read also: Cameroon: seven civilians killed in a jihadist suicide attack

In July 2018, a video showing soldiers summarily executing these two women, blindfolded, as well as a girl and a baby that one of them carried on the back, in the extreme north of Cameroon where the army fighting jihadist groups, had been broadcast on social networks.

The government initially denied the involvement of its army, before arresting 7 suspects.

Two were acquitted.

The Yaoundé military court delivered its verdict for “

assassination

” and prison terms after numerous adjournments of the trial.

The verdict is subject to appeal.

The tragedy took place in the town of Zeleved, in the far north of Cameroon, where the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram and a dissident branch have increased deadly attacks in recent years against civilians and the army.

When the video went viral on social networks, the power of President Paul Biya, at the head of Cameroon since 1982, as well as the army had firmly denied the involvement of their soldiers, speaking of "

fake-news

" and of ''

Horrible trick

'.

But, he retracted in August 2018, announcing the arrest of seven soldiers.

On October 21, after several adjournments of the trial, the seven soldiers had pleaded not guilty.

Source: lefigaro

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