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Deal #1159 Version #51573

Cameroon
Created at
2013-08-16
Last update
2016-04-20
Last full update
2024-04-09

Consultation of local community

Community consultation
Limited consultation
Comment on consultation of local community
Chiefs signed a paper unknowingly which constituted proof of consultation with the locals. Locals have protested on several occasions, which has lead to arrests of the villagers from Police. Nasako Besingi, founder of Struggle to Economise Future Environment, is awaiting summons from the court to find out what he's been charged with. The other five who were arrested were charged with taking part in the organisation of an undeclared public meeting.Herakles has filed a separate case against Nasako, accusing him of defamation and suing him for damages. The villagers in the Nguti region fear that their land will be sold by Herkales and that they will be relocated.

How did the community react?

Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
The community has been subject to arbitrary arrest and harassment by SGSOC, following strong resistance from the local communities regarding the project.