The former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro was sentenced to the maximum penalty by the Ivorian courts for “attempted coup d’etat” against the regime of President Alassane Ouattara.
The verdict in the lawsuit brought by the state of Ivory Coast against former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and his relatives has fallen. Ivorian justice on Wednesday 23 June sentenced the former president of the National Assembly to life imprisonment for endangering state security.
Seventeen other of his relatives were also prosecuted for conspiracy against the security of the State, participation in an armed band without exercising any command, possession without authorization of firearms of the first category and acts of maneuver. likely to endanger public safety.
We cite, among others, Koné Kamaraté Souleymane (Soul to Soul) his former director of Protocol, Touré Moussa his director of Communication and Affoussiata Bamba Lamine, former Minister of Communication, all members of his political movement Génération Peuple Solidaire (GPS) , who get out with 20 years in prison. Former MP Alain Lobognon and Soro Simon, brother of Guillaume Soro, were sentenced to 17 months in prison. They are therefore free since the sentence is largely covered by the time spent in preventive detention.
According to Me Faustin Gohi Bi, lawyer for Guillaume Soro, his client decided to appeal against this decision. “We will ask the appellate judge to censor,” he said.
