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Ousted Gabon leader's wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graft
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and her son were convicted of embezzlement, money laundering, and forgery, and ordered to pay millions in damages after a two-day trial in Libreville.
- A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail for embezzlement and corruption.
- They were fined and ordered to pay financial damages to the Gabonese state, accused of exploiting Bongo's condition after his stroke for personal profit.
- Bongo was ousted in an August 2023 coup, and his wife and son were detained for 20 months before being released to leave for London.
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Wife and son of ousted Gabon leader sentenced to jail in absentia for financial crimes
LIBREVILLE - A court in Gabon convicted the wife and son of the ousted president on Wednesday for financial crimes and sentenced them in absentia to 20 years in prison, the latest blow to a family that held power for more than half a century. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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