Gabon/«Justice» (Graphic) - Translated from french
Libreville, 01/08/2014
The investigation into the murder
of Serge Egniga still stalled
INVESTIGATION on the
murder of Serge Egniga , still struggling to start , despite assurances by the
judicial authorities of the country in their determination to lift the veil on
this matter.
For a decade , the file
mildew in the drawers of the first judge's office of the court of first
instance in Libreville. However, the family of the victim awaits the
manifestation of the truth.
In fact, the Gabonese
justice seems to have trouble playing its role in this case marked by
shenanigans . The investigation which was announced to start for many times, is
at a standstill.
In July (2013), the
beginning of the investigation was announced . But no action has been taken in
this case. This procedure was done following a request filed with the
prosecutor in Libreville by the family of the deceased in order to see the
truth about this case comes out but also to be able to finally mourn the
artist.
Shredded body Serge Egniga
was found lying on a railway track in the suburb of Owendo (close to
Libreville, the capital city) on the night of September 13 to 14, 2003. The
presence of numerous bruises on his body had led to the theory of murder.
At that time, the theory
of crime by jealousy was privileged. It was whispered across the country that
the artist had paid the cost of a jealous lover, as he dated his mistress. The popular
opinion was that this lover, a senior officer of the security forces, had opted
for the murder to get rid of his rival very cruelly.
The first investigation by
the Judicial Police (PJ) after the facts had not prospered because of the
shenanigans of the alleged mastermind (sponsor) of the crime. Since then, the
trial court in Libreville has never clarified the contours of this sad affair
which had deeply shocked public opinion.
Last June , the family of
Serge Egniga has once again filed an appeal with the courts for review of the
case related to sudden death of this artist in 2003. This new attempt would
have had a favorable response in the eyes of the Gabonese justice.
More than ten years later,
some information is starting to come out . We are learning that contrary to
what had been instilled in the people minds so far, the death of Serge Egniga
was sponsored by the sponsor of a nebula, which carried out ritual murders in
the province of Moyen-Ogooué precisely Lambaréné where the artist was
originally from.
The sulfurous character,
still lurking in the corridors of power, would have contacted the artist to
commit murder with organ harvesting in exchange for a sum of two million CFA
Francs (about 4,000 USD) . But Serge Egniga have rejected the proposal to do
the dirty work.
And in revenge for what he
saw as a betrayal and contempt, the head of the criminal organization supposedly
asked at least five students to take care of the artist. The underlings allegedly
used a young woman to bait Serge Egniga before killing him in the area called Barracuda
at Owendo.
With the appointment of
Ida Assonouet Reteno as Minister of Justice, the family of the victim had
believed that the investigation would begin, since that the victim was very
close to the Attorney General, a source close to the deceased told us. But there
has been nothing so far. The investigation is still stalled.
A curious case. Why Ida
Assonouet Retenot does not take to grips with this matter, at least as a matter
of recognition of the services rendered to her by Serge Egniga? The judge
assigned to the case in the first cabinet is believed to be her henchman, her
nephew, according to some sources. A guilty silence, really!
Jonas Moulenda
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