Cameroon’s main opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, has been charged in a military court with rebellion and seven other offences, indictments that could carry the death penalty, his lawyers said on Wednesday. There was no immediate comment from Kamto’s party and supporters whether the charges made against him on Tuesday would trigger more demonstrations. “The investigating judges charged Maurice Kamto at the military tribunal,” his lawyer Christopher Ndong told Reuters. Rights groups have accused Biya, 85, of silencing opposition voices throughout his 36-years ruling the central African cocoa and oil exporter - charges he denies. Unrest has historically been rare in Cameroon, and when it happens it tends to be quelled with overwhelming force.

Source: The Star February 14, 2019 12:56 UTC