Pro-junta activist in Burkina Faso sentenced to three years in jail
In a recent ruling, a court in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, has sentenced pro-junta activist Mohamed Sinon to three years in prison.
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In a recent ruling, a court in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, has sentenced pro-junta activist Mohamed Sinon to three years in prison.
Six people, including civil society actors in Burkina Faso, were arrested and placed in police custody for "criminal association", "disclosure of false information" and "incitement to an armed or unarmed crowd", announced Prosecutor Harouna Yoda on Sunday.
At least six people, including civil society actors in Burkina Faso, have been arrested and detained by the Police for "criminal association"
France has 400 special forces soldiers stationed in junta-ruled Burkina to battle an Islamist insurgency, but relations have deteriorated.
Burkina Faso has asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a letter from the authorities in Ouagadougou to Paris, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday.