Cameroon sentences ex-minister to 25-year jail term for embezzling $47.52M

A court in Cameroon on Saturday sentenced former presidential hopeful and senior minister Marafa Hamidou Yaya to a 25-year jail term on embezzlement charges related to the botched purchase of a presidential plane in 2004.
 
The court handed down the sentence early on Saturday morning after a marathon overnight trial. The court handed the same sentence to Yves Michel Fotso, former director of defunct state air transport company CAMAIR.
 
Hamidou Yaha was minister of territorial administration until he was sacked in December in a cabinet reshuffle by President Paul Biya. He was widely believed to harbor ambitions to succeed the 79-year-old Biya.
 
Biya, who has been in power since 1982, launched "Operation Sparrow Hawk" in 2006 to combat corruption in the central African nation. The drive has seen several of his former aides brought to court but critics say the anti-corruption campaign has been used to target opponents.
 
The court in the capital Yaounde found the two guilty of embezzling 24 billion CFA francs ($47.52 million) that was meant for the purchase of the presidential plane called "Albatross".

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When we go get liver they sentence our own bad leaders to Jail well well? the last i checked, Na UK help us Jail Ibori

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This is how justice should be served.
Irrespective of office or influence. Nigeria,I hope you are reading this.

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