A Guinean appeals court has reduced former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana's prison sentence for corruption-related offences, paving the way for his release after more than four years in detention as the country's military-led government presses ahead with its anti-graft campaign.
A Guinean appeals court on Thursday reduced the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana from five years to three years and nine months.
The ruling overturned his conviction for embezzling public funds but upheld guilty verdicts for illicit enrichment and money laundering. The revised sentence means Fofana has effectively completed his jail term, having remained in detention since April 2022 while receiving medical treatment in a clinic.
Financial penalties remain
In addition to the prison sentence, the appeals chamber ordered Fofana to pay three billion Guinean francs (about $340,000) to the state and approved the confiscation of part of his assets.
