Cameroon
court has sentenced 89 Boko Haram men to death.
They
were convicted on terror charges by a military court for their roles in several
attacks in Cameroon’s northern region which borders Nigeria.
Cameroon
passed an anti-terror law in 2014 which introduced the death sentence.
This
is the first time the death sentenced has been used since that law was passed.
The
89 are among 850 people arrested in Cameroon on charges of links to Boko Haram.
Following
the death sentences, a local human rights group has called for reforms to
Cameroon’s justice system.
Hundreds
of people have been killed in a spate of attacks in Cameroon since it joined a
regional force set up to tackle the militants last year.
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