Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences?

Cameroon

Answer

Public prosecutor

Source

Law No2005/007 of27 July 2005 regarding the Code of Penal Procedure / Loi No2005/007 du 27juillet 2005 portant Code de Proc?dure P?nale

Art: 12 (1-a): The Public Prosecutor may issue summonsto appear, an arrest warrant, a search warrant and a release warrant.

(? Le Procureur de la République peut d?cerner des mandats decomparution, d'amener, de perquisition et d'extraction?)

Link:http://ppja.org/countries/cameroon/CM_Code_Procedure_Penale_Cameroun.pdf/at_download/file

Comment

Since neither thepenal nor the electoral code specifies anything in this respect, investigationsfor election-related criminal offences are carried out by the police andelection-related criminal offences are prosecuted by the public prosecutor,like any other criminal offence.