Guinea: Mohamed Diané sentenced to four years and eight months in prison
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee7
Former Guinean Defence Minister Mohamed Diané has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison and fined three billion Guinean francs for illicit enrichment and money laundering, while being acquitted of embezzling public funds. His lawyer believes he theoretically has only a month and a half left to serve, Guinee7 reports.
The Appeals Chamber of the Court for the Suppression of Economic and Financial Crimes (CRIEF) sentenced former Guinean Defence Minister Mohamed Diané to four years and eight months in prison and a fine of three billion Guinean francs. The verdict was handed down on Thursday 15 October, according to Guinee7. The court found him guilty of illicit enrichment and money laundering, but acquitted him of embezzlement of public funds.
Defence lawyer Me Sidiki Bérété said he was relieved by the sentence and indicated that his client would consider what steps to take in response to the decision. Mohamed Diané’s reduced sentence is also the subject of a report.
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