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Mauritania sentences natives for attempted coup
 (SomaliNet) Mauritanias government has charged five of its natives for allegedly trying to take over Mauritanias current government. Their crime was interfering in a bid to impose term limits for Mauritanias presidents. The five are comrades of former Mauritanias president, Maaoya Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya. The five accused were charged with plotting to reverse the constitutional order," said Mauritanias prosecutor, Ben Amar Ould Veta. The five were sentenced to different sentences with some sentenced to spending their remaining lifetimes behind bars in a Mauritania prison. Among the accused is a former advisor attached to Mauritanias Defense ministry. He is said to be a close pal of ex Mauritanias president. Mauritania has been under the leadership of Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, who saved the natives of Mauritania from the oppressive rule of Taya. Taya served as Mauritanias president for 21 years. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-20 |
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