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Senegal's Karim Wade jailed for corruption | Senegal's Karim Wade jailed for corruption |
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A court in Senegal has sentenced the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade to six years in prison for corruption. | A court in Senegal has sentenced the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade to six years in prison for corruption. |
Karim Wade was also fined $230m (£150m) for illegal enrichment during his father's 12-year rule. | |
He was chosen at the weekend as the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the PDS. | He was chosen at the weekend as the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the PDS. |
President Macky Sall warned last week that his government would not tolerate any attempt to destabilise Senegal after the court gave its verdict. | President Macky Sall warned last week that his government would not tolerate any attempt to destabilise Senegal after the court gave its verdict. |
Mr Sall defeated Abdoulaye Wade in fiercely contested elections in 2012. | Mr Sall defeated Abdoulaye Wade in fiercely contested elections in 2012. |
Karim Wade was accused of illegally amassing about $1.4bn, but was cleared of some of the charges by a special anti-corruption court in the capital, Dakar. | |
He has been in detention since April 2013. | |
Judge Henri Gregoire Diop said Wade had hidden away funds in offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands and Panama, Reuters news agency reports. | |
"The facts before us constitute illicit enrichment by Karim Wade," the judge is quoted as saying. | "The facts before us constitute illicit enrichment by Karim Wade," the judge is quoted as saying. |
Opposition supporters inside the courtroom shouted in protest, denouncing the verdict as "shameful". | Opposition supporters inside the courtroom shouted in protest, denouncing the verdict as "shameful". |
Wade's lawyer Mohamed Seydou Diagne said he would appeal against the verdict. | |
The anti-corruption court did not have jurisdiction over the case and it was politically motivated, he said. | |
Wade was a senior minister in his father's government, and was in charge of major infrastructure and energy projects. | Wade was a senior minister in his father's government, and was in charge of major infrastructure and energy projects. |
His large portfolio led to him being dubbed "the minister of the earth and the sky". | His large portfolio led to him being dubbed "the minister of the earth and the sky". |
His arrest came after the new government vowed to tackle corruption. | His arrest came after the new government vowed to tackle corruption. |