Faced with this situation, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, led by Attorney General Anatolio Nzang Nguema, quickly reacted by launching an investigation to determine whether “Bello” carries a sexually transmitted disease. “The authorities thus wish to establish whether the man would have deliberately used these relationships to spread a possible disease among the population. If this were to be proven, he could face prosecution for endangering public health, an offense punishable by Equatorial Guinean law,” specifies the online media.
Anatolio Nzang Nguema recalled that the law does not prohibit consensual sexual relations, but could severely punish anyone who knowingly spread an infectious disease. “The population is in danger, because behind each woman involved there are potentially spouses and other people indirectly exposed,” said the prosecutor, Realequatorialguinea reports.
For now, investigations aim to verify the evidence to determine whether charges can be brought against “Bello”. The latter could be sanctioned if the conclusions of the investigation show that he violated public health rules. Furthermore, the prosecution indicated that an audit of health risks is underway to assess the potential impact of this incident on the Equatorial Guinean population.
In Gabon, a neighboring country to Equatorial Guinea, the Baltasar Ebang Engonga affair is arousing strong reactions and fueling discussions in homes, on social networks and in public places. The controversial videos and potential accusations of intentional spread of a sexually transmitted disease are the subject of numerous comments, oscillating between moral condemnation and fascination with the details of this unprecedented case.
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