Roger Jean Claude Mbédé spent 16 months in prison with robbers, killers and other criminals. All he did was click the 'send' button on his mobile phone.
The 33-year-old Cameroonian still can't believe what happened. On
28 April 2011, Mbédé was sentenced to 36 months in prison and fined 83,370 CFA francs (about 127 euros) for "homosexual behaviour". His lawyers immediately appealed the sentence and lodged an application for bail, which was rejected.
It all began when Mbédé was working on his Master's degree in educational philosophy. Referring to the woman who took care of him, he says: "My nourrice took me to meet 'F. N.' to apply for a job. After that, I stayed in touch with the gentleman."
Four months of a strictly platonic relationship went by until Mbédé decided to the feelings he had developed for his friend. F.N., who holds a high position in the Cameroonian presidency, received word of those feelings - which were more than platonic - via SMS. This act angered F.N as he send the dude to Jail.
Thanks to the tenacity of his lawyers and other human rights organizations, Mbédé made bail on 16 July 2012. Yet this came only after more than ten rejected applications. "Finally free! After more than a year in prison," he could recently be heard exclaiming.
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