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Guinea junta seeks to prosecute ex-president Conde for alleged corruption

FILE PHOTO: Guinea's President Alpha Conde gives an interview during a meeting to discuss the 20th replenishment of the World Bank's International Development Association, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File Photo

Guinea's justice minister on Thursday ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds, according to a public document.

The West African country is run by a military junta that overthrew Conde, 84, in a coup last year. Some opponents of the junta say it is going after Conde's old allies to prevent them from running in the next elections.

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