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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Demands to Refer Case of Ex-Mauritanian President to Court Specialized in Corruption Cases

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at Nouakchott airport in 2018. (Ludovic Marin, AP)

Mauritania’s public prosecution asked the investigating magistrates to refer the case of former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and those accused with him of corruption, illicit enrichment and money laundering to the criminal court specialized in corruption cases for trial.

The request was made after the probe team announced completing more than a year-long investigation initiated by the parliament.

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