Higher Judicial Council Meeting: Hon. Ayah Paul sent on retirement

By Elah Geoffrey Mbongale The body that handles the careers of magistrates and higher judicial officers met at Unity Palace on Wednesday July 7, 2017 with President Paul BIYA presiding over the deliberations that lasted over five hours. The members of the Council arrived Unity Palace by 10 am, alongside some magistrates whose disciplinary files were to be examined at the session, accompanied by their lawyers. Notable amongst the members of the Council was the Vice President, Mr. Laurent ESSO, Minister of State for Justice and Keeper of the Seals, as well as Mr. Jean Akame Fouman, the Secretary of…