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SECTION 634

(1) Where a Governor of a province has committed a felony or a misdemeanour, within or outside the performance of his duties, the Procureur General at the competent Court of Appeal shall address a report to the President of the Supreme Court who shall transfer the matter to a competent court in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3) of this section. Courtesy of the Cameroon Center for Demoncracy and Human Rights – CCDHR: www.ccdhr.org 143 (2) Where a senior Divisional Officer or any other head of administrative unit or a judicial police officer has committed a felony or a misdemeanour even if unconnected with the exercise of his duties, the State Counsel shall transmit the case file to the competent Procureur General who shall seize the President of the competent Court of Appeal. The latter shall in turn designate both the Legal Department in charge of instituting prosecution and the competent trial court to hear and determine the matter. (3) In the cases referred to in the preceding sub-sections, prosecution, investigation and trial shall be assigned to jurisdictions other than those of the province, division, sub-division, or district where the accused performs his duties.
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ARTICLE 634

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Section 634 of the Criminal Procedure Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2005-07-27/2005-007
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