Mauritania to try deposed president on multiple charges
2008-09-03
Mauritania plans to try recently ousted President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellahi on a number of charges, including corruption, diverting public funds and obstructing parliament, local and international press reported on Tuesday (September 2nd). Four senators and four national assembly members were named to the new High Court of Justice and tasked with trying Abdellahi, who has been under house arrest since August 6th. The announcement that the deposed president will face prosecution comes a day after the United States, France and Mauritania's opposition National Front for the Defence of Democracy said they do not recognise the legitimacy of the government announced by the military junta.
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Inteuniso Posted 2008-09-04
I believe there are two sides of this, as with every story. A coup d'etat may seem drastic, but with corrupt officials, it may be the only way. But, the coup leaders saying they will have free elections are lying. To be a general, you must love power and be able to command it. You wouldn't like to give it up over a few votes so easily. I hope things will work out with the government within a few years.
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