According to several confidential documents obtained by the editorial staff of Gabonactu.com, several lawyers would be busy deposing the current president of the Gabon Bar Association, Me Raymond Obame Sima or failing that, creating a split within the bar. .
This twisted coup would be prepared by the former president, Me Justin Taty who would be in contact with Me Akumbu Moluna, another former president. The two cities are considered by the corporation as veterans of the Gabonese bar.
In an information note sent to certain lawyers by e-mail, Me Justin Taty invites his colleagues to make an inventory of misdeeds and cases of flagrant breach of ethics and violation of ” the reputation of our profession from the team in charge at the Gabon Bar. All the evidence collected must be brandished in front of the press during a press conference, the date of which is not yet known.
« This directive is addressed to you, so that we can better prepare the press conference which will conclude with the split of our Bar. », warns the signatories who conclude « your loved ones and elder colleagues ».
According to several sources, the lawyers would have met on February 27 at the Lokua restaurant in Glass to plan the holding of this press conference. Several correspondences followed one another after the meeting of the restaurant Lokua.
Elected on January 6 only in the midst of a strike by magistrates launched on December 19, 2022, the current president of the bar denounces an attempt at “subversion”. In easy French, an attempted coup whose mastermind would be former presidents of the bar.
« Mr. Bâtonnier Justin Taty will therefore be heard by the Council of the Order on this attempted split. “, announced for his part the challenged president in a collective message to the lawyers.
As a reminder, during his election on January 6, Me Raymond Obame Sima obtained 68 votes against 45 votes for his challenger Me Chambrier Omanga and 10 votes for Me Homa Moussavou.
Me Raymond Obame Sima succeeded Me Lubin Ntountoume who also faced a real guerrilla.
Camille Boussoughou