By AFP More by this AuthorThe wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since a coup in the country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, suspected of allegedly embezzling public funds, was jailed late on Wednesday, her lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, condemning the "arbitrary... illegal procedure". Sylvia Bongo has been under house arrest in the capital, Libreville, since the August 30 coup brought the curtain down on 55 years of Bongo dynasty rule. AdvertisementThey accuse Sylvia Bongo and her son, Nourredin Bongo Valentin, of manipulating the former president, who has not fully recovered from a serious stroke in 2018. Nourredin Bongo Valentin has been placed in detention since the coup, charged with corruption.

Source: Daily Nation October 12, 2023 18:10 UTC