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US Army major in Virginia is charged with plotting to assist separatist fighters in Cameroon
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US Army major in Virginia is charged with plotting to assist separatist fighters in Cameroon

The Independent·Michael Kunzelman·about 1 month ago
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A U.S. Army major employed as a nurse on a military base near Washington, D.C., has been charged with conspiring to provide financial and tactical support to separatist fighters in his native Cameroon, according to court records unsealed earlier this week. Maj. Kenneth Chungag, a nurse who lives and works on Fort Belvoir in Virginia , is accused of using his military training and experience to assist the Ambazonia Defense Forces in Cameroon. Chungag is “greatly dismayed by these charges and looks forward to a timely and just resolution of the matter,” defense attorney Robert Jenkins told The Associated Press in an email Friday. Chungag, a 50-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, and co-defendant Mercy Akwi Ombaku were arrested Monday on federal conspiracy charges. A magistrate judge ordered their release from custody after initial court appearances in Alexandria, Virginia. Prosecutors didn’t seek their pretrial detention.…

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