Fongum Gorji Dinka, head of the Cameroon Bar Association, called for an independent Ambazonia state for previous British Southern Cameroon. On May 31, Dinka was arrested and detained by the Cameroonian Government. When he escaped, he claimed asylum at the British embassy. His asylum request was rejected, and he was re-detained and held at the paramilitary police force’s headquarters. During detention, Dinka suffered a stroke that resulted in paralysis of his left side. Dinka was later tried for high treason but was acquitted of all charges and released..