Cameroon continues to misuse its military court system, as witness
this Amnesty International statement. Excerpt:
Three students in Cameroon were sentenced by a military court to 10 years in prison today after sending a sarcastic text message about Boko Haram. Fomusoh Ivo Feh, Afuh Nivelle Nfor and Azah Levis Gob were convicted for “non-denunciation of terrorist acts.”
"Fomusoh Ivo and his two friends should never have been arrested in the first place, as they were simply exercising their right to freedom of expression,” said Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa.“Instead of being in school like their friends, these three young men will now spend years of their lives in prison for a simple joke.”
"This ruling is clear evidence that Cameroonian military courts should not have jurisdiction to try civilians. The Cameroonian authorities must quash their conviction and sentence and immediately and unconditionally release all three of them."
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