While the pleadings and requisitions in the case of Amadou Damaro Camara were expected for January 25, 2024, the former president of the National Assembly will have to wait and even return to the bar to defend himself again.
The decree of the president of the transition, which occurred in the judicial sphere on Friday January 12, with the appointments made at the level of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offenses (CRIEF), caused changes.
Francis Kova Zoumanigui, the one who was until then responsible for judging Amadou Damaro’s case, was promoted to the post of president of the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offenses (CRIEF) replacing Noël Koulémou. According to the law, with this decree, files not put under advisement will be taken over.
Questioned by our editorial team, Me Lancé 3 Doumbouya, one of Amadou Damaro Camara’s lawyers, said he had mixed feelings. For good reason, their client’s case was entering the pleadings phase and requisitions are no exception to the rule.
« As a legal professional, what the law provides applies and is binding on everyone. Except that this decree is unwelcome for us, lawyers of President Amadou Damaro Camara, at a time when the debates had advanced a lot, when we were beginning the final phase of pleadings and requisitions “, he explained.
Amadou Damaro Camara and his co-defendants are being prosecuted for alleged misappropriation of public funds, illicit enrichment and money laundering. They are concerned by the construction file for the new headquarters of the National Assembly.
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