Guinea Court Cuts Ex-PM Fofana’s Jail Term in Landmark Corruption Case
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The Appeals Chamber of the Crief sentenced the former head of the government of Alpha Condé to three years and nine months' imprisonment, despite having received five years' imprisonment at first instance. Nevertheless, it must pay the State 3 billion Guinean francs (about 300,000 euros).
Guinea court cuts ex-PM Fofana’s jail term in landmark corruption case
A Guinean appeals court has reduced former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana's prison sentence for corruption-related offences, paving the way for his release after more than four years in detention as the country's military-led government presses ahead with its anti-graft campaign.
A Guinean appeals court reduced former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana’s prison sentence to three years and nine months, allowing him to remain free after he spent four years in pretrial detention on illicit enrichment and money laundering charges.
CONAKRY – The judicial battle is far from over for former Prime Minister, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana. A few moments after his conviction on appeal by the Court for the Suppression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF), his defence announced his intention to refer the decision of Thursday 2
Guinea Court Cuts Ex-Prime Minister Fofana’s Jail Term
A Guinean appeal court has reduced the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana for corruption-related offences, paving the way for his release after more than four years in detention. The court ruled on Thursday, cutting his sentence from five years to three years and nine months. Fofana had been convicted of corruption-related offences, but the court overturned the charge of embezzling public funds while upholding convi…
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana's sentence was reduced on appeal on Thursday. The former head of the government of Alpha Condé is found guilty of illicit enrichment and corruption.... Read article The former Guinean Prime Minister sentenced to nearly four years in prison for corruption appeared first on Le Singulier.
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