US EditionSon Of Ousted Gabon Leader Held In Corruption Case
- Ali Bongo Ondimba, the ousted president of Gabon, and several of his allies, including his son and former presidential spokesman, have been charged with high treason and corruption and are now in custody.
- The military coup leaders accused Bongo's regime of widespread corruption and bad governance, branding the election result as a fraud. As a result, Bongo's son, cabinet officials, and his wife were arrested, and their homes were found to contain cash seized by soldiers.
- The situation in Gabon highlights the power struggle and allegations of corruption that led to the removal of the long-standing ruler, while implicating his son and close associates.
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Son of ousted Gabon leader Noureddin Bongo Valentin charged with corruption and embezzlement
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Son of ex-Gabon leader and several allies charged with corruption
Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the son of ousted Gabon President Ali Bongo and several allies were charged in court with corruption and placed in custody. According to multiple news reports, Bongo’s eldest son, was charged together with former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha and four other persons who were close to the deposed leader and placed […]
Son of ousted Gabon leader charged with treason, graft - Daily Trust
The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with high treason and corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday. Bongo’s eldest son Noureddin Bongo Valentin and former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha, as well as four others close to the deposed leader, “have been charged and placed in provisional detention” on Tuesday, said Libreville prosecutor Andre-Patri…
The announcement comes three weeks after the coup that ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba. One of his sons, and relatives of the office of the deposed head of state, were indicted and imprisoned for “high treason” and “corruption act”.
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