The ex-president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was handed a 15-year jail sentence and fined $3 million by an appeals court of the country on May 14th, following a former sentence of five years issued in 2023 over corruption.
Aziz, who once served as a military general before he became president between 2009 to 2019 had been found guilty of illicit self-enrichment as well as money laundering, according to Africanews and agencies.
According to investigators, the former president accumulated assets worth $70 million during his tens years as the leader. Aziz has stayed in custody since last year, when he was initially convicted.
Africanews and agencies
+ There are no comments
Add yours