Eric Tataw surrenders to justice department after indictment
The United States department of Justice revealed on Friday that Ambazonia Activist, living in Maryland, Eric Tataw , surrendered to justice after a formal indictment to appear in court.
The justice department wrote, “A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned an indictment yesterday charging a Cameroonian national, Eric Tataw, also known as “the Garri Master,” 38, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, with conspiring to provide material support to armed separatist militias in Cameroon and threatening violence against Cameroonian civilians. He surrendered and will make his initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson today.”
Eric’s appearance in court on Friday marked the beginning of a series of trials against Ambazonia Separatists in the US, especially frontliners who had advocated for civilian torture.
The department said they will hold everyone accountable for using the US as a staging ground for political violence abroad, adding that Eric is alleged to have, “… ordered horrific acts of violence, including severing limbs, against Cameroonian civilians in support of a violent secessionist movement,” said Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “This indictment represents the Justice Department’s commitment to hold accountable human rights violators who direct brutal political violence and fundraise for armed militias from the comfort of the United States.”
The department noted that indictment does not mean he is guilty until the court finds him guilty or not.
