Mauritania releases ex-president from prison
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz released after 6 months in prison
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania
Mauritanian authorities on Saturday released former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz from prison, according to local media.
The local Al-Akhbar news website said Ould Abdel Aziz was released after six months in prison.
On Friday, a Mauritanian judge ordered the former president’s release due to health reasons, but kept him under judicial and medical supervision at his home.
Last week, the former president underwent a heart surgery in a government hospital in the capital Nouakchott.
Ould Abdel Aziz was arrested in July on corruption charges in government deals.
The former president came to power in 2008 after a military coup and served for two terms until 2019. He supported current President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in the June 2019 elections. Ould Ghazouani took part in the 2008 military coup.
* Writing by Ahmed Asmar
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