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Cameroonian Opposition Leader to Face Court Action Concerning Electoral Turmoil, Authorities Says
Cameroon's Minister of the Interior Paul Atanga Nji has stated that political opponent Tchiroma Bakary will be prosecuted over claims that he incited "aggressive post-election demonstrations".
A minimum of 4 demonstrators have been killed during clashes between police and military and protesters since the presidential election on 12 October, with 92-year-old President Paul Biya obtaining an eighth consecutive term.
Tchiroma Bakary maintains that he won the election, a assertion dismissed by the incumbent party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM).
Forceful measures by police and security officers on protesters have alarmed the international community, with the United Nations, African Union and European Union demanding caution.
Minister's Allegations
Recently, the interior minister accused Tchiroma Bakary of planning what he described as "unlawful" rallies causing the loss of lives, and also criticised him for declaring victory in the presidential race.
He added that the opposition leader's "co-conspirators behind an subversive plot" will also be prosecuted.
Vote Outcome
Cameroon's leader, who assumed office in the early 80s and is now the most elderly national leader, secured the 12 October presidential election with 53.7% of the votes, compared to a significant minority for Tchiroma Bakary, according to the electoral authority.
Opposition Response
The opposition figure is yet to respond to the authorities' move to prosecute him, but he had before declared that he refused to acknowledge a rigged election - and that he was fearless of being detained.
On election result day, he said that security forces opened fire on demonstrators present near his house in Garoua, causing the death of at least two civilians.
Inquiry Announced
Earlier this week, the government official disclosed that an probe would be initiated into unrest before and after the declaration of the election results.
"During these attacks, some of the individuals involved lost their lives," he commented, without giving a exact count of demonstrators who have been killed in the confrontations.
The minister added that several members of the security forces also sustained serious injuries.
Current Situation
Although Nji asserted the state of affairs nationwide was now manageable, demonstrators are still demonstrating in some parts of the country, especially in Douala and Garoua, where protesters established roadblocks on that day, and set fire to rubber on the streets.
Analysts alert that the political turmoil could plunge the country into a leadership vacuum.
Timothy Haynes
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