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Missed Putsch in Benin: Two Years in Prison Required Against Journalist Angela Kpeidja for Her Posts

Summary by linfodrome.com
The Special Prosecutor's Office at the Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) made its requests. In question: two Facebook publications dating from the day of the alleged coup attempt on 7 December 2025. Angela Kpeidja, a journalist, did not appear at the hearing, but her lawyers, Gabonese and Beninese, were defending him.

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Former MP Soumaïla Sounon Boké was sentenced on Tuesday 12 May to five years in prison, in particular for "apology of crimes against state security", in connection with the attempted putsch foiled in December.

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The Special Prosecutor's Office at the Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) made its requests. In question: two Facebook publications dating from the day of the alleged coup attempt on 7 December 2025. Angela Kpeidja, a journalist, did not appear at the hearing, but her lawyers, Gabonese and Beninese, were defending him.

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linfodrome.com broke the news on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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