Cameroon: Ngongang Yves Marie Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

The Special Criminal Court has declared Ngongang Yves Marie, FCFA former Chief of Post, Identification Office at the Immigration office in the Centre Region, guilty of embezzling state funds in the case pitting the State of Cameroon and the Delegation of National Security (DGSN) against him.

Yves Marie is accused of embezzling FCFA 171 million between 2011 and 2014 when he was head of the identification office. The hearing before a panel of judges led by Justice Eloundou Virginie began with the verification of the prosecution and the defence counsels.

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