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Moroni Assize Court frees Moustoifa Toihirdine after three years

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The Moroni Assize Court has freed Moustoifa Toihirdine, alias Bapale, after three years and 20 days in detention in a case involving the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl. At the 15 October hearing, his defence challenged the evidence in the case, according to Comores Infos, while the accused denied the allegations.

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