The sentencing last week of Amadou Vamoulke, CRTV’s former GM, to 20years imprisonment after 178 adjournments has elicited a prompt response from anti-corruption lawyer, Akere Muna.
Reacting to the verdict that was delivered on Wednesday by the Special Criminal Court on the 74-year-old Vamoulke , the anti-corruption lawyer stated that this case remains a mystery to him.
“Amadou Vamoulke was sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzlement after 178 adjournments. This case remains a mystery to me. He was initially accused of embezzling 16 billion CFA francs, which was surprisingly reduced to only 2 billion in the judgment. This amount actually represents unpaid debts owed to CRTV, dating back to his predecessor,” he wrote.
“In addition to the position of the United Nations, he has received support from numerous professional and human rights organizations in over 40 countries. I am both astonished and shocked by the destruction of the life of a decent and honest man, especially when, in the same country, corrupt individuals openly display billions obtained through bribes from the self-confessed chief corrupter, Glencore,” concluded the lawyer.
