Mohamed Lamine Bangoura sentenced to seven years for corruption in Guinea
Mohamed Lamine Bangoura, former head of Guinea's Constitutional Court, was sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption, embezzlement of over $20 million, illicit enrichment, and money laundering. The anti-graft court also imposed a heavy fine, asset confiscation, and a five-year ban from public office. This ruling is part of a broader crackdown on officials from the administration of former president Alpha Conde.
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Mohamed Lamine Bangoura, the former president of Guinea’s Constitutional Court, was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison by a special anti-corruption court.
He was convicted of illicit enrichment, corruption, embezzlement of more than $20 million in public funds, and money laundering linked to the management of money allocated to the Constitutional Court during his tenure.
In addition to the prison sentence, Bangoura received a heavy fine, substantial damages payable to the state jointly with two co-defendants who remain fugitives, and a five-year ban from holding public office.
The court also ordered the confiscation of Bangoura’s assets in Guinea and neighboring Senegal.
This case is part of a wider judicial process targeting around 180 high-ranking officials and former ministers from the administration of ex-president Alpha Conde, who was ousted in a 2021 coup that brought Mamady Doumbouya to power.
Following the coup, the military leaders established a special court for financial crimes (CRIEF), which handed down Bangoura’s sentence.
Bangoura has been detained since December 2022 and has denied the charges, with his defense team seeking acquittal.
Since assuming power, Doumbouya has faced criticism from opposition groups accusing his government of suppressing freedoms and using the judiciary as a political tool.