Former Guinea Constitutional Court Chief Sentenced for Corruption
The anti-corruption court in Guinea, known as the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Crimes (CRIEF), sentenced Bangoura, the former president of the Constitutional Court, to prison. He was fined and ordered to pay substantial damages to the state alongside two co-defendants who are currently fugitives.
The court also prohibited him from holding public office for five years and mandated the confiscation of his assets in Guinea and Senegal. This case pertains to the management of funds allocated to the Constitutional Court during Bangoura's tenure.
He has been in detention since December 2022 and denied the allegations, with his defense team requesting acquittal. Bangoura is among approximately 180 senior officials and former ministers from the administration of former President Alpha Condé, who was ousted in a military coup in 2021.
Following this, Mamady Doumbouya assumed power and established CRIEF to investigate economic and financial crimes.
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