a écrit le 5 février 2019 à 18h45 Former government minister Maurice Kamto was arrested on January 28 in a move condemned by human rights groups. Analysts say the authorities view Kamto as a threat as he claims to have been cheated out of the presidency in last year’s elections.
The Cameroon government distanced itself from Momo amid outrage from Israel.
“The government of the republic of Cameroon would like to stress that the minister concerned was speaking in a personal capacity,†Communications Minister René Emmanuel Sadi said in a press release received by AFP on Tuesday.
The government “deplores†the deputy justice minister’s comments, but has not said if he will be disciplined.
In a press release on Monday, the Israeli embassy in Cameroon “strongly†condemned Momo’s comments, which they said “makes a tacit justification of the holocaust by Nazi Germany.â€
The Cameroon government distanced itself from Momo amid outrage from Israel.
“The government of the republic of Cameroon would like to stress that the minister concerned was speaking in a personal capacity,†Communications Minister René Emmanuel Sadi said in a press release received by AFP on Tuesday.
The government “deplores†the deputy justice minister’s comments, but has not said if he will be disciplined.
In a press release on Monday, the Israeli embassy in Cameroon “strongly†condemned Momo’s comments, which they said “makes a tacit justification of the holocaust by Nazi Germany.â€
