Cameroonian Writer and Former Presidential Candidate Faces Jail Term

press release

Source: Writers in Prison Committee, PEN International

The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International protests the 14 December 2012 conviction of writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse on charges of supposed complicity in the theft and illegal sale of gold. The prosecutor has requested a seven-year prison sentence, due to be decided on 27 December 2012. The WiPC believes the case to be politically motivated and calls on the Cameroonian authorities to quash the conviction and to release Meyomesse immediately and unconditionally.

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