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The trial of former putschist turned president may hold lessons for a new generation of coup-makers, The sentencing of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in jail for corruption is partly about putschists falling out – a storyline which looks likely to play out in the juntas of neighbouring Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
A court in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune.
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and "il...
A court in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune.
Mauritania: Five years in prison requested against former President Aziz. The former head of state, in office from 2008 to 2019, had been on trial for ten months. He is said to have built up assets and capital of around €67 million at the time of his indictment in March 2021. The prosecutor had asked for 20 years in jail a month ago. Lawyers have 15 days to appeal. In the event of an appeal, the Supreme Court will be responsible for deciding.