After Mendo Ze, Cameroon Arrest Jean Marie Akono Ze

Rita Akana

In continuation of its fight to crack down on corruption, the Biya regime ordered the arrest of Jean Marie Akono Ze on Tuesday after his hearing before the Special Criminal Court in Yaounde the nation’s capital. He was thrown into Kondengui prison some 18 hours into the hearing Cameroon Concord has learnt. Jean Marie Akono Ze was charged for jointly and severally mismanaging funds generated from TV License fee during the period 2004 to 2006.

Earlier before his arrest, the CPDM baron had attempted several times in 2006 to illegally escape from the country but was caught at the border and placed under surveillance. Jean Marie Akono Ze was also president of the Cameroon Boxing Federation.