Guinea Bissau: Military Court Returns Main Opposition Leader to Prison
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In Guinea-Bissau, Domingos Simões Pereira, the main opposition leader, has returned to prison. The PAIGC leader was detained on Friday following another hearing before the Military Tribunal. Authorities accuse him of involvement in an alleged coup attempt, while his lawyers denounce the proceedings as illegal and politically motivated.
Guinean politician Domingos Simões Pereira was placed in pre-trial detention in the context of an alleged attempted coup d'état.
Party accuses former President of directing "distance" persecution to the opposition leader, detained eight months ago and awaiting decision on pre-trial detention.
Euro MP Francisco Assisi acknowledges that António Costa and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa were not well, but the important thing is to take advantage of the arrest of the PAIGC leader to draw international attention.
Guinea-Bissau: Military Court Sends Opposition Leader Back To Prison
A military court in Guinea-Bissau has ordered the remand of the country’s main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira, in pre-trial detention over allegations linking him to an alleged coup plot and other financial offences. According to local media reports on Friday, Pereira appeared before the military court earlier in the day before being taken under heavy security escort to the Segunda Esquadra Prison in the capital, Bissau. Authorities …
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