SECTION 13

(1) Criminal proceedings shall be instituted before the Military Tribunal by the State Prosecutor under the conditions provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code. (2) For all reported cases, the State Prosecutor shall be bound to refer to the Minister in charge of military justice. (3) The Minister in charge of military justice shall, as and when necessary, decide to institute proceedings for the cases referred to in Subsection 2 above. (4) The Minister in charge of military justice may, at the instance of the President of the Republic, enter a nolle prosequi at any stage of the proceedings before judgement is passed by the Military Tribunal. (5) Suing for damages shall be done in accordance with the rules set out by theHE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON 83 fied in subparagraph (c) above, the duration of remand in custody may, on the written authorization of the State. Prosecutor, be extended by 2 (two) other periods of 48 (forty eight) hours each; (e) delays due to distance provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code shall apply; (f) each extension shall be mentioned in the report; (g) criminal investigation officers shall forward daily a list of persons detained to the State Prosecutor and a copy thereof to the Minister in charge of military justice. (2) Failure to comply with the provi- sions of subparagraphs (b), (c), (d), (f) and (g) above may attract disciplinary sanctions against the defaulter, without prejudice to criminal proceedings and actions for dama- ges. (II) Institution and Conduct of Criminal Proceedings