By Coni T. Tawong
A team of officials from the Ministry of Justice is now poised to open investigation at the Wum High Court over allegations of extortions and abuse of human rights of locales by the Senior State Counsel of Menchum Division brought to their knowledge by Hon. Ndong Larry Hills, Social Democratic Front (SDF) member of parliament (MP) for Menchum North Constituency.
The MP Menchum North, in a letter addressed to the Minister of Justice and keeper of the seals alleged that the Senior State Counsel for Wum-Menchum, Mr. Bekondo Brunett has been extorting money from the population as well as taken measures to stiffened court cases in order to receive money from accused individuals. The MP in his petition titled "The Failure of the Judiciary in Menchum" stated clearly taht the Police, Gendarmes and Penitentiary in his constituency are unable to investigate and hold up to investigations as prescribed by law because of the State Counsel's malicious actions. He said the State Counsel has made it a point of duty that all cases, arrests must be brought to him adding that the forces of law and order have been rendered powerless in the Division.
The MP's allegations have been supported by a Senior Gendarme official in Menchum who said he had been nursing similar plans to petition the Senior State Counsel to the powers that be.
The document addressed to the Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals had other copies directed to the Presidency, North West Governor, SDO Menchum and the President of Menchum High Court.
In reaction to these allegations, the Senior State Counsel for Wum-Menchum, Mr. Bekondo Brunett has said that nobody will derail him from his assignment to ensure the rule of law, peace and eradicate crime.
He has described the petition as baseless and a tactic by his detractors to paint him black. Talking on his relationship with the population, he said that "I have served this Division in three different capacities. I will continue to work for the good of the people not withstanding the shots from detractors".
The legal department he said is working with the support of all the auxiliaries in Menchum in unison. "I call on the population to fearlessly report all offences perpetrated against them by criminals to the legal department or forces of law and order for investigation and persecution.
According to Mr. Bekondo Brunett, in doing so, there is always opposition and hatred, "consequently intimidation from those quarters whose interests are threatened. If you are strict be ready for all sorts of calumny against you even manipulation all from detractors"
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