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| Mauritania: 5 years in prison for the main accused in the abduction of two Italians |
| 2011-03-23 |
| [Ennahar] A Malian, main accused in the kidnapping of an Italian couple in December 2009 in south-eastern Mauritania, was sentenced by the Mauritanian justice to five years in prison with hard labor, said a Mauritanian judicial source. Abderrahmane Ould Meddou pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." in criminal court in Nouakchott where he appeared. This Malian had been nabbed in south-eastern Mauritania, Mali border area, a few days after the abduction in the region, December 18, of an Italian couple who were traveling to Burkina Faso. He was charged and imprisoned in Nouakchott for his "involvement" in the abduction that was claimed by Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The two Italians had been released in northern Mali in April 2010, after four months in captivity. Nouakchott criminal court has also sentenced to 5 years imprisonment with hard labor the Mauritanian Ould Taleb H'Mednah for "belonging to a terrorist organization, training abroad for operations and planning of kidnappings of foreigners in Mauritania ". |
| Posted by:Fred |