SECTION 695

(1) (a) Cameroonian courts shall have jurisdiction to try any Cameroonian national or any resident who either as a principal or accessory, has committed abroad any offence considered to be a felony or misdemeanour, by the laws of Cameroon on condition that it is punishable by the law of the place of commission. (b) However criminal proceedings shall be instituted only by the Legal Department and only after a complaint by the victim or an official request to the Government of the Republic of Cameroon by the Government of the place of commission of the offence. Courtesy of the Cameroon Center for Demoncracy and Human Rights – CCDHR: www.ccdhr.org 156 (2) This section shall apply to persons of Cameroon nationality who acquired their citizenship after the alleged offence.