Conakry, March 26, 2025 (AFP) - Guinea opposition figure appeals jail term for 'insulting' junta chief

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2025-03-26

A Guinean court on Wednesday began hearing an appeal brought by an opposition figure who was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of "insulting and defaming" the head of the ruling junta. Aliou Bah, who heads the Liberal Democratic Movement (MoDel), was convicted in January, prompting condemnation from the opposition and Amnesty International. The junta under General Mamady Doumbouya, who overthrew the civilian president Alpha Conde in a 2......

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