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Comoros prosecutors appeal against Elamine Moumini’s acquittal

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The Comoros public prosecutor’s office has announced an appeal against Elamine Moumini’s acquittal in the Naïcha M’Madi Abdou case. The acquittal was handed down by the court on 14 October 2026, according to information reported by HaYba and relayed by Comores Infos.

The Comoros public prosecutor’s office has appealed against Elamine Moumini’s acquittal in the judicial proceedings in the Naïcha M’Madi Abdou case, HaYba reported, as cited by Comores Infos.

The court acquitted Elamine Moumini on Wednesday 14 October 2026. Proceedings in the Naïcha M’Madi Abdou case will therefore continue before the appeals court. The Naïcha case has already led to other convictions in the Comoros.

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