In February 2005, after the death of Motoumbi Emmanuel in custody as a result of physical cruelty and while waiting for the findings of the judicial inquiry, the Secretary of State for Defence specially in charge of the Gendarmerie took conservatory measures against the staff of Territorial Gendarmerie Group of Douala who treated this file whose duties were suspended and who were recalled to the central services of the Secretary of State for Defence in Yaounde, namely: Major Bannem Anatole, commander of the Territorial Gendarmerie Group of Douala was subsequently sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for violating instructions Chief Warrant Officer Domo Athanase was subsequently sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for torture Chief warrant Officer Tchapi Leon was subsequently sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for torture Chief warrant officer MBIAKOP Jean was subsequently sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for torture Chief warrant officer MENANGA AHANDA Jean Claude was subsequently sentenced to 06 months imprisonment for torture Staff Sergeant Minkeng Djemba Bathélemy was subsequently sentenced to 9 years imprisonment for torture.
Le major Bannem Anatole, commandant du groupe de gendarmerie territoriale de Douala, ultérieurement condamné à six mois de détention pour violation des instructions; L'adjudant-chef Domo Athanase, ultérieurement condamné à 10 ans de détention pour torture; L'adjudant-chef Tchapi Leon, ultérieurement condamné à 8 ans de détention pour torture; L'adjudant-chef MBIAKOP Jean, ultérieurement condamné à 8 ans de détention pour torture; L'adjudant-chef MENANGA AHANDA Jean Claude, ultérieurement condamné à six mois de détention pour torture; Le sergent-chef Minkeng Djemba Barthélemy, ultérieurement condamné à 9 ans de prison pour torture.