On 3 May 1996, the Penal Tribunal of Douala sentenced Vianney Ombe Ndzana, managing director of the weekly “Generation”, to five months in prison and CFA 9 million (90,000 French francs) in damages for “insulting and slanderous comments” (“injures et diffamation”). As well, the Tribunal ordered the suspension for six months of “Generation”. The conviction […]
On 3 May 1996, the Penal Tribunal of Douala sentenced Vianney
Ombe Ndzana, managing director of the weekly “Generation”, to
five months in prison and CFA 9 million (90,000 French francs) in
damages for “insulting and slanderous comments” (“injures et
diffamation”). As well, the Tribunal ordered the suspension for
six months of “Generation”.
The conviction followed the publication in “Generation” of an
investigative report that suggested that oil company president
Bernard Eding had embezzled funds.
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Vianny Ombe Ndzana and “Generation”
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His Excellency Paul Biya
President of the Republic of Cameroon
Palais de l’Unite
Yaounde, Cameroon
Fax: +237 23 30 22/+237 22 16 99
President of Parliament
National Assembly
Yaounde, Cameroon
Fax: +237 21 11 84
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