Any proceedings instituted in pursuance of the provisions of sections 695 and
696 above shall be null and void where:
(a) the conditions of section 695 (1) b) are not fulfilled;
(b) the defendant is able to show that he was tried for the same offence abroad and that the
judgment of the court was final and further more that any sentence passed on him was
served or time-bared or that he was granted a pardon;
(c) prosecution is time-barred or bas been expunged by amnesty or by other means pursuant
to the laws to the country where the offence was committed or would have been prescribed
or expunged in accordance with the laws of Cameroon, had the offence been committed in
Cameroon.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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