Mauritania's Ex-President Aziz Receives 5-Year Prison Sentence for Corruption

Former President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of money laundering and self-enrichment. The landmark corruption trial accused Aziz and other top officials of siphoning money from the country for personal gain. Aziz's lawyers claim the trial was politically motivated, aimed at depriving him of civic rights. The court cleared four former government ministers of the same charges and ordered the confiscation of Aziz's illegally acquired property.