Provisional Release of Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo: the UDIS Denounces a Two-Speed Justice on the HPO Case

The Union for Democracy and Social Integration (UDIS) denounced the procedure which it considers to be a biased application of Gabonese justice. Its spokesmen strongly criticized the prosecutor's decision to grant provisional freedom to Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo, while Hervé Patrick Opiangah (HPO), a fallen political figure, was rejected.

The words of the Union for Democracy and Social Integration (UDIS), in a joint press conference held on Thursday 22 May 2025 in Libreville, vehemently denounced a two-speed justice system, applied to the case of Hervé Patrick Opiangah (HPO), whose application for dismissal was rejected, while the one relating to the provisional freedom of Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo was accepted by the Libreville Public Prosecutor's Office. "After the release and…