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Equatorial Guinea: Sentence of Opposition Leader Confirms Absence of Opening

After a 30-day trial in a military court, GABRIEL OBIANG OBONO (GOO), leader of the main opposition party, was sentenced to 30 years in prison and a monthly fine for 600 months. The president of Ciudadanos por la Inovacion (CI, outlawed since 2018 for alleged involvement in a coup attempt) was accused of criminal association, illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, attacking law enforcement officials and homicide. READ MORE