Ce sont hélas les vrais réfugiés politiques camerounais qui paient
le prix fort de cette usurpation systématique de l'asile politique par
certains de leurs compatriotes en Europe.
En effet certains
ressortissants camerounais qui n'ont jamais exprimé des opinions publiques, et militent parfois en sourdine en faveur du maintien d'un
statut quo dictatorial ... recourent néanmoins à l'asile;
faisant ainsi peser des suspicions de fraude sur leurs autres
compatriotes réellement victimes de traitements inhumains et de
restrictions des libertés au Cameroun.
Cette situation ne peut plus durer.
Joël Didier Engo
Belgian Gov’t Decries Asylum-Seeking Cameroonians
By Chris Mbunwe, cameroonpostline.com
The Representative of the Belgian
Ministry of Interior, Jean Francois Caumiant, has expressed worries over
the constant flow of illegal immigrants from Cameroon to Belgium
seeking asylum. The Belgian Minister’s representative was speaking in
Bamenda on February 4, during a one-day seminar on the follow-up and
prevention of illegal migration in Cameroon, organised by“Solutions Aux
Migrations Clandestine, SMIC, a Non-Governmental Organisation. He
revealed that, last year, more than 1,500 students from Cameroon were
issued visas to study in Belgium and come back to Cameroon. However, he
said, this has not been the case, because, most of them refuse to return
to Cameroon after their studies.
“They start fabricating stories of how they are being chased from
Cameroon because they are homosexuals, lesbians or because of SCNC
activities. Some change their names and get married to Belgian women
illegally,” Francois Caumiant, remarked. He said every year, over 500
illegal immigrants from Cameroon are trapped in Belgium and the
situation is getting worse by the day. “They tell a lot of lies and are
bent on making us believe the fake certificates they present. The
unfortunate thing with these asylum seekers is that there is a task
force of about 500 persons using high level verification mechanism on
falsified documents at their Embassies” Caumiant stated.
According to Caumiant, if Cameroonians could tell lies or present
fake documents some 20 years ago and they were issued visas, it is not
the case today. He prescribed prevention of illegal immigrants by way of
sensitisation and human rights by both Government and the NGOs. To help
curb this practice which has led to so many young people dying in
crossing the Mediterranean Sea and Mexico, Caumiant said his Government
spends over one million Euros to stem illegal immigration in Belgium.
He condemned human trafficking and immigration, stating
that these are unhealthy practices that retard development. Presenting a
paper on human trafficking, smuggling and migration, the Coordinator of
Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, Laura
Anyola Tufon, painted a gory picture of her commission struggle to curb
human trafficking.
The President of SMIC, Yves Tsala, said preventing illegal migration
in Cameroon requires a lot of efforts and should be a multi-sectorial
fight. The over 30 NGOs whose objectives are to fight human rights and
human trafficking resolved to join the task force set-up by Government
to fight human trafficking. It was resolved that forces of law and order
be trained to build their capacities on human trafficking and
immigration. They also expressed the need to enhance rehabilitation of
victims of immigration.
The Ministries of Education were urged to revise their curricula to
fit the present dispensation of training job creators not job seekers.
Government was advised to absorb those who study abroad on scholarship,
upon their return, so that they contribute to nation building.
Chris Mbunwe, cameroonpostline.com
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