A special court in Guinea has sentenced former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory
Fofana to five years in prison for corruption and embezzlement of public funds. He
was also fined 2 billion Guinean francs ($230,000) for misappropriating 15 billion
Guinean francs ($1.7 million) from social welfare programs, including COVID-19
relief funds.
Fofana, who served as prime minister from 2018 until the 2021 military coup, has
been in detention since April 2022. He denied the charges, calling them a political
witch hunt. His trial was prolonged due to health issues, and his repeated requests
to seek medical treatment abroad were denied.
The case is part of a broader crackdown by Guinea’s military-led government on
officials from the administration of former President Alpha Condé.
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