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.
Source: The Nation
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