 Mebara has suffered immense physiological and mental trauma since being held captive in prison on trumped-up corruption charges.He is a devout Christian and has the support of Cardinal Tumi an important person in the Cameroon Christian hierarchy.On May 3, 2012, Mebara was acquitted by presiding judge Gilbert Schlick of the Mfoundi high court in Yaoundé of all charges of embezzling or attempting to misappropriate the BB jet funds.