As Verdict is Awaited Anytime Soon:

Anglophone Lawyer Prays Court to Slam Mancho Bibixy Death Penalty

Mancho Bibixy brought to military court

In his concluding submission at the Yaounde Military Tribunal on Friday last week, lawyer for the prosecution, Barrister Achu Julius, reminded the judge that the prosecution has throughout the trial presented sufficient evidence to prove the defendants, Mancho Bibixy and Co. guilty for all the charges brought against them including notably terrorism, insurrection and apology to terrorism.

            Barrister Achu prayed the learned military judge therefore to uphold the charges and to punish the defendants according to the strength and gravity of their crimes. He prayed the judge to slam “maximum penalty” on Mancho and Co. The December 2014 law on terrorism prescribes a death penalty for any person(s) guilty of terrorism.

            It is however worthy to note that Barrister Achu was just playing his role as lawyer for the state and people of Cameroon. It is now left for the lawyers for the defence to also come up on the 24 of April and counter the pleadings of the lawyers for the prosecution.

            It is expected that the lawyers for the defence will tell the court that throughout the progress of the trial, the prosecution has not brought forth sufficient evidence to prove the defendants guilty of the charges levied against them. They will surely pray the court to discharge and acquit their clients - Mancho and Co.

            It is only after both sides – the prosecution and the defence would have addressed the court and made their concluding submissions that the learned trial judge will fix a date to rule whether or not she finds the defendants guilty or not guilty. Until that happens the public has to stay in their suspense.