Guinea grants opposition figure Aliou Bah presidential pardon
The move frees one of the West African nation's key opposition figures as Guinea's military rulers face accusations of tightening their grip on dissent.
Conakry, Guinea - President Mamadi Doumbouya has pardoned opposition figure Aliou Bah, releasing him from nearly two years of imprisonment. Bah, leader of the Liberal Democratic Movement, was jailed for insulting Doumbouya in December 2024. The pardon comes as rights groups and political opponents allege the military junta has been tightening its grip on dissent since their 2021 coup. Doumbouya pardoned 217 prisoners on Guinea's independence day, according to a presidential decree broadcast on state TV.
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