US EditionMauritania's former president is sentenced to 15 years in prison after appealing a 5-year verdict
- On Wednesday, a court in Nouakchott sentenced Mauritania’s ex-leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to a 15-year prison term following corruption convictions.
- The sentence follows a 2023 five-year verdict that both the state and Aziz's defense appealed, with the defense arguing only a high court can try a former president.
- Aziz governed Mauritania for ten years following a 2008 coup and subsequent elections, during which he was convicted of corruption-related offenses, including financial misconduct, misuse of authority, and laundering funds.
- The court also fined Aziz $3 million, froze $100 million in assets, ordered the dissolution of Aziz's son's charity, and cleared six senior officials; Aziz's lawyer said they will appeal to the Supreme Court.
- The ruling marks a rare corruption trial of an African leader amid ongoing poverty and political tensions, with some viewing the case as influenced by executive pressure on the judiciary.
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Former Mauritanian president jailed for 15 years following appeal
NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years in prison on corruption charges following an appeal to a Nouakchott court by both the state and Aziz's defence against a sentence imposed in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Radio France Internationale
Sunuafrik.comThe sentence of former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz increased to 15 years in prison on appeal
Judged on appeal since November 2024 for abusing his power to raise a huge fortune, former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sentenced to a heavier sentence than in the first instance on Wednesday 14 May: he received fifteen years in prison, instead of five years initially.
NiagaraFallsReview.ca
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.
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