🔗 Share this article Cameroon Political Opposition Figure Faces Court Action Regarding Post-Election Violence, Authorities Announces Many in Cameroon express anger that the president has won an eighth term Cameroon's Minister of the Interior the interior minister has stated that opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary will be prosecuted over accusations that he provoked "aggressive electoral rallies". A minimum of 4 protesters have been fatally wounded during clashes between law enforcement and opposition supporters since the electoral process on October 12, with 92-year-old President Paul Biya securing an eighth presidential mandate. Tchiroma Bakary insists that he won the election, a assertion disputed by the governing party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). Forceful measures by police and security officers on protesters have concerned the world leaders, with the United Nations, African Union and EU calling for restraint. Official's Claims On Tuesday, the interior minister charged the opposition figure of planning what he labeled "illegal" rallies causing the fatalities, and also criticised him for claiming win in the election. He noted that the opposition leader's "associates involved in an insurrectionary plan" will also face legal action. Vote Outcome Paul Biya, who took control in 1982 and is now the oldest serving president, secured the October 12 election with a majority of the vote, compared to 35.2% for his opponent, according to Cameroon's Constitutional Council. Leader's Stance Issa Tchiroma is remains silent to the government's decision to try him, but he had previously declared that he would not accept a stolen vote - and that he was not afraid of being arrested. On election result day, he said that gunmen used lethal force on demonstrators assembled near his residence in the city of Garoua, fatally wounding at least 2 people. Investigation Launched On Tuesday, the government official announced that an inquiry would be initiated into clashes surrounding the publication of the vote outcome. "In the course of these incidents, some of the perpetrators lost their lives," he commented, without giving a exact count of protesters who have been fatally injured in the clashes. The minister noted that a number of members of the police and military also sustained serious injuries. Present Conditions Although the interior minister insisted the state of affairs nationwide was now stable, demonstrators continue to protest in certain regions of the nation, especially in Douala and Garoua, where protesters established obstructions on that day, and ignited tyres on the roads. Analysts caution that the post-electoral violence could lead the country into a political crisis.