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Mamadi Doumbouya pardons Guinean opposition figure Mamadou Aliou Bah

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Mamadi Doumbouya pardons Guinean opposition figure Mamadou Aliou Bah

Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has pardoned Mamadou Aliou Bah, president of the Liberal Democratic Movement (MoDeL), who was serving a two-year prison sentence for insulting and defaming the head of state. The decree was read out on 2 October 2026 by General Amara Camara, reports Africaguinee.

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Aliou Bah has been released after nearly 22 months in detention, but his pardon has prompted reactions and Guinea has not said where he is.

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