National Assembly: Military Justice Code Bill Adopted

 During the plenary sitting of June 28, 2017, the bill to punish offences against civil aviation safety was also adopted.

Members of the National Assembly spent hours in a plenary sitting of the House on June 28, 2017 during which they adopted the bills to lay down the Code of Military Justice and that to punish Offences against Civil Aviation Safety. The plenay sitting was chaired by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril.
The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo defended the bill on the Code of Military Justice assisted by the Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Laurent Esso. The bill  is prepared in a context marked by  major developments with the outbreak of new conflicts confronting the military and which is totally different  from that in which the instruments currently in force were adopted. It is in line with the drive to modernise Cameroon’s defence forces, considering that the hitherto used Code of Military Justice in the country, particularly the part relating to incriminations was culled from the French Code of Military Justice which dates back to 1930. The bill is based on the new Criminal Procedure Code and the revised Penal Code. It therefore updates incriminations to aligh with developments in the framework of military actions and morality, amends the rules relating to the organisation of military justice, grants the State Prosecutor the power to institute proceedings, a prerogative hitherto reserved to the Minister in charge of  defence and reduces the duration of remand in custody. It also specifies the tribunal that has jurisdiction over matters of misappropriation of...