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Former Mauritania president who illegally amassed Sh9 billion sentenced to 15 years in prison

Mauritania's former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz [File/Standard]

Mauritania's former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined Sh387 million ($3 million) for corruption-related crimes committed while in office.

Aziz was convicted in 2023 of money laundering and self-enrichment, with investigators revealing that he amassed more than Sh9 billion ($70 million) in assets during his presidency and has been in custody since the verdict was delivered.

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