Breaking News:Junta police escort Cameroonian from French embassy
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 17:44 Mizzima News
(Mizzima) – A Cameroonian man, yet to be identified, entered the French embassy compound today on Pyidaungsu Yeikthar Street, in Rangoon’s Dagon township. A group of about two dozen police and USDA waited in front of the embassy for him, according to an eyewitness who spoke to Mizzima. The eyewitness also reported that the police were led by a township-level police commander. It is unclear why the Cameroonian man was wanted by the Burmese police.
According to an official from the embassy who requested anonymity the Cameroonian man was being questioned by police and then ran into the embassy. After discussions with police, the man was handed over to the Burmese authorities by the French embassy. According to the French embassy staff person: “It is a normal case not related to politics. Later, he came out of the compound and went with the police. The event was over”, said the official.
A large section of present day Cameroon was at one time a French colony and it is likely the man speaks French. Cameroon like many African countries does not have an embassy in Burma.
