after the adoption by the Senate and the National Assembly, President Paul Biya promulgated the new anti-

after the adoption by the Senate and the National Assembly, President Paul Biya promulgated the new anti-terrorism law, which provides for the death penalty for the perpetrators of terrorism acts.
The law specifies that terrorist crimes are the taking of action likely to cause death; to endanger or damage the physical integrity of another; or to do damage to the nation's natural resources, environment, or cultural heritage. Even those who finance terrorism, engage in money laundering, recruit in the name of terrorism or acclaim terrorist activities will face the death penalty.
The new anti-terrorism law was criticised by the opposition, civil society groupings and human rights organisations as severely curtailing basic freedoms.