Mauritania's former president is sentenced to 15 years in prison after appealing a 5-year verdict

Mauritania’s former president is sentenced to 15 years in prison after appealing a 5-year verdict

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — An appeals court in Mauritania handed down a 15-year prison sentence and a $3 million fine to former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday after he appealed a five-year sentence.

Mauritania's former president is sentenced to 15 years in prison after appealing a 5-year verdict

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The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal sentenced former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to 15 years in prison on Wednesday. Mohamed Salem Ould Ibrahim Vall, nicknamed "Al-Markhi," was sentenced to two years in prison, while Mohamed Ould M'Sabou, the former president's son-in-law, was sentenced to two years in prison. The court acquitted Mohamed Ould Daf in the decade case. The Rahma Committee, founded by the son of the late former preside…

Mauritania’s former president gets 15 years in jail on corruption charges – The North Africa Post

An appeals court in Mauritania handed a 15-year jail sentence to former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz on charges including corruption and illicit enrichment. The sentence was increased from 5 years in jail in a first instance verdict against the President who ruled the country from 2009 to 2019. The court found that he had […]