A special court in Guinea has handed down a five-year prison sentence to the country's former prime minister for corruption and embezzlement of public funds. The ex-prime minister, who served under former President Alpha Condé, was also fined 2 billion Guinean francs ($230,000) during the sentencing in Conakry.
The court found the former prime minister guilty of embezzling up to 15 billion Guinean francs ($1.7 million) from social welfare programs, including those meant to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This case is part of a broader effort to hold officials from the previous administration accountable for financial misconduct.
