Abdelaziz who left power in August last year, has found himself in hot water after the parliament ordered investigations questioning his leadership when he was at the head of the country. The projects were worth $1.14 billion and a sizeable amount of resources, 89 per cent of them, have vanished and pocked by officials including ministers and individuals around the former President. They all reportedly confessed to the allegations but said they acted under Ould Abdelaziz’s instructions. The prosecution in a statement said all individuals to be charged in the upcoming investigations, will enjoy fair trials in competent jurisdictions. Ould Abdelaziz had refused to be questioned during the six-month committee’s investigations.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 07, 2020 12:45 UTC