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Former presidential doctor jailed

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    The Cameroon Court of Appeal has upheld a 15-year jail sentenced served in 1997 against the former personal doctor of President Paul Biya, AFP reported on Tuesday.

    In a dispatch from the Cameroon capital, Yaounde, it said the doctor, Titus Edzoa, a former health minister, had been tried for embezzlement in 1997 after deciding to run against Biya in presidential elections.

    The court upheld the convictions against Edzoa and an assistant, Thierry Michel Atangana, for "joint misappropriation of funds" arising out of a road project they allegedly directed from the presidential office. They were also ordered to pay a fine amounting to US $580,000 to make up for the money allegedly embezzled.

    AFP quoted their lawyer as saying the verdict was "political" and that he would lodge a further appeal to have the case quashed.

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