Gabon's Ex-First Lady & Son Sentenced to 20 Years for Massive Graft!
A court in Gabon has sentenced Sylvia Bongo, the country's former first lady, and Noureddin Bongo, son of the deposed leader Ali Bongo, to 20 years in prison each following a two-day graft trial. The verdict, announced on Wednesday, found both guilty of embezzlement of public funds and corruption, among other charges. They were tried in absentia.
Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, were accused of exploiting former President Ali Bongo, who suffered a serious stroke in 2018, to effectively run Gabon for their personal profit and embezzle taxpayers' money. Sylvia Bongo denied all charges, while her son criticized the trial as a
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