Titus Edzoa
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Titus Edzoa is a Cameroon
ian politician. He served as Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic and Minister of Public Health before announcing his candidacy for the 1997 presidential election
; subsequently he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for embezzlement of public funds.
In 1997, shortly after announcing his intention to stand as a presidential candidate against President Paul Biya
, Edzoa was arrested for alleged embezzlement, and he and his campaign manager Michel Atangana were promptly sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Court of Appeals in Yaoundé
upheld the convictions and sentences in 1999. Edzoa sent a delegation to President Biya on 25 May 2001, seeking a pardon; Biya was, however, unwilling to consider the matter unless he received a written request, and Edzoa was unwilling to write such a request because he suspected that it might be used against him.
Edzoa was reportedly kept in difficult conditions at the maximum security gendarmerie
headquarters. Still imprisoned, he sought to be taken to Europe for medical treatment in 2003, but that was not permitted.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian politician. He served as Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic and Minister of Public Health before announcing his candidacy for the 1997 presidential election
Cameroonian presidential election, 1997
Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 12 October 1997. They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, the Social Democratic Front, the National Union for Democracy and Progress, and the Cameroon Democratic Union, as well as the smaller African Peoples Union. As a result incumbent...
; subsequently he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for embezzlement of public funds.
In 1997, shortly after announcing his intention to stand as a presidential candidate against President Paul Biya
Paul Biya
Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982. A native of Cameroon's south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President Ahmadou Ahidjo in the 1960s, serving as Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1968 to 1975 and then as Prime...
, Edzoa was arrested for alleged embezzlement, and he and his campaign manager Michel Atangana were promptly sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Court of Appeals in Yaoundé
Yaoundé
-Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods...
upheld the convictions and sentences in 1999. Edzoa sent a delegation to President Biya on 25 May 2001, seeking a pardon; Biya was, however, unwilling to consider the matter unless he received a written request, and Edzoa was unwilling to write such a request because he suspected that it might be used against him.
Edzoa was reportedly kept in difficult conditions at the maximum security gendarmerie
Gendarmerie
A gendarmerie or gendarmery is a military force charged with police duties among civilian populations. Members of such a force are typically called "gendarmes". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary describes a gendarme as "a soldier who is employed on police duties" and a "gendarmery, -erie" as...
headquarters. Still imprisoned, he sought to be taken to Europe for medical treatment in 2003, but that was not permitted.