2019 Gabon coup plotters get 15 years prison sentence

Three soldiers wey dey behind di failed 2019 coup for Gabon dey go jail for many years.

Dem chop 15 years prison sentence for dia attempt to remove President Ali Bongo Ondimba.

Court bin charge di soldiers for undermining internal security, criminal conspiracy and theft - di court acquit di gendarmes wey involve for di sake of request by di prosecution.

For endangering the internal security of the state, criminal conspiracy and theft, risked very big.

For im application, di public prosecutor tell court to sentence Lieutenant Kelly Ondo, commando leader and member of di Republican Guard and two oda soldier to life imprisonment and a fine of 100 million CFA francs (US dollars 180, 896).

But rather di court sentence Ondo and three young officers to 15 years in jail, wit fine of 31 million CFA francs (US dollars 54 268,80) and sack from di army.

Dia lawyer, Barrister Moumbembe say dem go appeal di sentence.

For January 7, 2019, di group of mutineers wey Lieutenant Ondo Obiang lead bin use force enter di headquarter of Radio-Television Gabonaise and di three soldiers of di Republican Guard appear on di screen, di officer say im wan "save di land of chaos ".

But nobody follow dem and di coup attempt fail. Security forces shoot two putschists dead and arrest Ondo Obiang di three oda soldiers.

Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang and im accomplice don dey detention for Libreville central prison for more dan two years. Dem go now spend 13 years for jail.