Senate: Justice, Socially Inclusive Bills Adopted

Within the framework of promoting justice, strengthening diplomatic ties between Cameroon and Brazil, and facilitating access to published works for visually impaired persons, some bills to that effect have been adopted at the Senate. They were adopted on April 6, 2021 during a plenary session chaired by the First Vice President of the Senate, Aboubakary Abdoulaye.

The bill to authorise the President of the Republic to ratify the Agreement between Cameroon and Brazil on the transfer of persons sentenced to deprivation of liberty was defended by the Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Laurent Esso, assisted by the Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations in charge of Cooperation with the Commonwealth, Felix Mbayu. In his explanations, the ratification of the Agreement will ensure the protection of the interests of the Cameroonian diaspora and, at the same time, pave the way for genuine judicial cooperation with Brazil. The signing of the Agreement, explanatory notes of the bill state, is in line with government’s policy of consolidating and strengthening relations with Brazil. “The application of this Agreement shall be the responsibility of the central authority of each country, whose jurisdiction is extended to national courts, namely the Ministry of Justice of Cameroon and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security of Brazil,” partly reads the concept notes of the bill.

Another bill to authorise the President to ratify the Extradition Agreement between Cameroon and the aforementioned...