Placed under arrest by the prosecutor since January 15, 2019 and sentenced for a year despite his parliamentary immunity, MP Alain Lobognon is free again.
The lawyers of this close Guillaume Soro have won a first battle on appeal where they raised exceptions of nullity.
After deliberation, the public prosecutor requested 6 months suspended against the deputy Alain Lobognon and ordered his immediate release …
Sentenced after a tweet announcing a warrant for the arrest of the prosecutor against the deputy and elected mayor of the Plateau, the former Minister of Sports had obtained the support of several parliamentary organizations.
This release at the end of an urgent appeal hearing, this Wednesday, February 13, 2019, comes less than two days before the meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara. Simple chance of timing?
