Au Tribunal: Charges Dropped Against Mimi Mefo

Initially scheduled for 10 am, it was finally at about 3pm that Mimi Mefo was heard at the military court in Douala. Despite the massive mobilization of lawyers and journalists bracing up for what was thought to be the beginning of a long legal battle, the judge took everyone by surprise when he announced the dropping of all the charges against the journalist of Equinoxe television.

As early as 9.30 a.m. people started streaming into the premises of the military court but were surprise not to find Mefo’s name on the roll for cases to be heard for the day. This made some people to think the matter had been dropped and this feeling was heightened by the fact that Mimi Mefo herself could not be seen around. However at about 10.30 am, the court registrar came and added Mimi’s name on the roll which was the 23rd and last name on the roll.

When the court session started, the court room could not contain the crowd that turned up and some people were bound to stay outside. The court started with the other cases on the ...