Meme lawyers form task force to defend 38 Anglophones arrested October 1

The esplanade of the Meme High Court in Kumba, Thursday, November 9, 2017 was full to capacity by family members of some Anglophones who were arrested on the October 1st, 2017 following demonstrations. The October 1 demonstrations which turned bloody were organized by some Anglophones in the Diaspora to celebrate what they termed the ‘Independence’ of Southern Cameroon. The family members came to see their relatives for the very first time, appearing in court, after about six weeks of pretrial detention at the Kumba Principal Prison. The 38 arrested youths, including minors and a female student, had been on Administrative…