▁April , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁and ▁then ▁ 2 7 ▁July . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁August , ▁President ▁Paul ▁Bi ya ▁issued ▁a ▁president ial ▁dec ree ▁ordering ▁the ▁Ya ound e ▁military ▁court ▁trib unal ▁to ▁release ▁Bal la ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁protest ▁in ▁North west ▁and ▁South west ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁interview , ▁Bal la ▁told ▁journal ists ▁in ▁B ue a , ▁" I ▁am ▁ready ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁Common ▁Law ". ▁ ▁Re action ▁of ▁International ▁bodies ▁The ▁Law ▁Society ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁react ed ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁arrest ▁and ▁det ention ▁of ▁Bal la ▁and ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Cam ero on ▁to ▁immediately ▁and ▁un condition ally ▁release ▁Bal la ▁and ▁to ▁respect ▁the ▁full ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁lawyer ▁prof essions ▁without ▁any ▁int im id ation . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁Human ▁Rights ▁organisation ▁ur ged ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Cam ero on ▁to ▁immediately ▁release ▁Bal la ▁and ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁him . ▁Professor ▁Se an ▁O ’ B rien , ▁director ▁for ▁ ▁International ▁Human ▁Right ▁Law , ▁who ▁taught ▁Bal la ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁file d ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁immediate ▁release ▁of ▁Bal la . ▁ ▁Release ▁of