On Friday August 18, the lifeless body of Christian Hué, head of chancellery at the French Consulate General in Douala, was found at his home. The first elements seem to indicate that it could be a suicide. Investigations have been opened to determine the causes and circumstances of the death.
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The French Embassy in Cameroon posted a short message on its website, stating ” to have learned with deep emotion ” this ” sudden disappearance “. She indicates that an investigation is underway to shed light on the causes and circumstances of this event, described as ” tragic “.
According to a Cameroonian intelligence source, the investigation opened after the death of Christian Hué is being conducted jointly by Cameroonian police officers and their French counterparts, serving at the French Embassy.
The same source indicates that the first findings in the residence where the body was discovered hanging from a rope, suggest a suicide but the investigators do not exclude any hypothesis.
The investigators are looking in particular at the one suggesting that Christian Hué had been blackmailed for several weeks. At stake, the issuance of several hundred entry visas to France…
According to our information, a first suspect was arrested and placed in detention at the State Secretariat for Defense (SED).
This case fuels many speculations in Douala. This Monday, applicants for entry visas to France found the door closed at the French consulate. They were told by the police officers on duty that the service was suspended until further notice.