Wife of deposed Gabonese president arrested for ‘money laundering’ | Corruption News

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Sylvia Bongo Valentin has been under house arrest in the capital since her husband was overthrown on August 30 in a coup.

The wife of Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband.

Sylvia Bongo Valentin has been under house arrest in the capital since her husband was overthrown on August 30, moments after being proclaimed the winner in a presidential election. Her eldest son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, has already been charged with corruption.

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