Exclusive: Court of Appeal Retrial Is No Cause for Celebration – Counsel for Sisiku, Others
Barrister Paddy Yong, lead counsel for the “Nera 10” detainees, has stated that the Supreme Court ought to have freed his clients, as the Cameroonian government has been unable to prove their guilt.
In an exclusive interview, the legal mind reflects on the Supreme Court’s March 19, 2026, judgment, sending the case back to the Court of Appeal. He shares insights into the irregularities of the trial, the frustration of a prolonged nine-year detention, and the legal and humanitarian stakes facing his clients.
Bar Yong also discusses the broader implications for justice, political trials, and reconciliation in Cameroon’s ongoing Southern Cameroons crisis. “It would be in everyone’s best interest for them to be released,” he stated.
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Exclusive: Court of Appeal Retrial Is No Cause for Celebration – Counsel for Sisiku, Others
