Untouchable Press Baron:

Amougou Belinga Defies Peter Essoka Again
-The proprietor of Vision4 TV and some of his ‘boys’ have continued broadcasting in defiance of a suspension by the National Communication Council
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde

Cameroon’s National Communication Council, NCC on Tuesday 4 August 2020 suspended Jean Pierre Amougou Belinga, CEO of Groupe l’Anecdote and two other journalists of Vision 4 TV for a period ranging one to three months for media offences.
    Their suspension follows decisions made during the 27th ordinary session of the council that held 30 July 2020. Five cases relating to media regulation were examined during the session.
    The suspended journalists of Vision 4, Jean Jacques Ze and Parfait Ayissi have however snubbed the decision, and have continued presenting programmes on the organ.
    The NCC decision suspended Jean Pierre Amougou Belinga, owner of Vision 4 TV cum CEO of Groupe l’Anecdote from his duties as publisher together with two journalists working for the channel, Jean Jacques Ze and Parfait Ayissi for a period of one month.
    The Peter Essoka led council stated that the channel disseminated abusive and stigmatising remarks that jeopardize the honour of persons and the dignity of a community during three of its programmes; “Tour d’Horizon” of June 25, “Club d’elites” of July 5 and the Midday news of July 2, 2020, adding that they were served a summon which they never respected to appear before the council.
    Two other journalists, one from La Meteo newspaper, Michel Tafou and Jean Marie Anaba of Royal FM were slammed a three-month and one-month suspensions respectively.
    On the case involving the Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr. Madeleine Tchuente and the French daily tabloid, Mutation, concerning the publication of what the NCC termed an “almost imaginary” interview, the publisher, Georges Alain Boyomo was warned for the genre that attributed the Minister unfounded declarations. Other French newspapers, Le Soir and La Météo were warned on issues related to professionalism.