Three lawyers were reported to have been injured, others teargassed in an altercation between Cameroonian lawyers and their police in Bonanjo Court of First Instance, Douala, Littoral region.

According to the information gathered by TheNigerialawyer(TNL), Wednesday, the police used firearms and tear gas on Lawyers who appeared in court in solidarity with their colleagues.

Narrating the ordeal, Human Rights Advocate and Peace Crusader, Tamfu Richard, Esq., said two Lawyers of the Cameroon Bar Association resident in Douala were accused of contempt on a magistrate, attempted corruption, and false pretense.

They were remanded in prison custody on the 9th of November,  2020, at the New Bell Central Prison of Douala on the above said charges.

Yesterday being their first appearance before the Court of First Instance Douala-Bonanjo which was scheduled for hearing lawyers mobilized in large numbers in show of solidarity to their colleagues and filed in an Application for Bail for their colleagues in accordance with the provisions of the Cameroon Criminal Procedure Code.

“After heated submission from the lawyers for the defense and the State prosecutors, the presiding judge in charge of the case adjourned the matter to the 25th of November 2020 for ruling on the Application for Bail that was submitted by the Defense counsel.

“This really irritated more than 300 lawyers present in the Court room who expected a ruling on the spot or at least on short notice.

“Voices in contempt”.

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