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Alleged terrorist acts: Court sentences former Benin Republic Justice Minister to 20 years imprisonment

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A court in Benin Republic has convicted Reckya Madougou of what critics says are politically-motivated charges. They accused President Patrice Talon’s regime of pushing Benin into authoritarianism.

Benin opposition politician and former justice minister Reckya Madougou was sentenced to 20 years in prison today before a special court in the capital Porto-Novo. Madougou, 47, was a minister under the previous president Boni Yayi.

She went on trial on Friday and was found guilty of “complicity in terrorist acts” by the Economic Crime and Terrorism Court, or CRIET.

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