Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

2 Ivorian Soldiers Get Jail Time in Connection With Grand-Bassam Attack

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Two soldiers in Ivory Coast have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with a deadly al-Qaida attack in the beach resort town of Grand-Bassam last March. Late Thursday — the same day the trial opened — a military court in Abidjan found Zanga Zoumana Coulibaly and Brice Touré guilty of criminal conspiracy and failing to report a suspected terrorist to police. The charges against them stemmed from their meeting with Assane Barry, also known as “Sam,” who is...

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