Libreville, September 14, 2023 (AGP) – The public prosecutor at the Libreville court of first instance, André-Patrick Roponat, denied this Thursday evening the dismissal of several close collaborators of the former head of state, Ali Bongo Ondimba, including his son Noureddin Bongo Valentin, his spokesperson Jessye Ella Ekogha and many others recently arrested by the transitional authorities for the restoration of institutions.
“In social networks, it was said that those arrested were referred today. It’s not proven, it’s not the case. It’s a hoax. The removal of iron could take place next week, time to shed light on gray areas,” reacted the public prosecutor at the Libreville court of first instance, André-Patrick Roponat, during an exchange with a journalist from the Gabonese Press Agency (AGP).
Moreover, the public prosecutor had indicated in the columns of the Bi-weekly newspaper “Gabon Matin”, from September 14 to 17, that the hunt for people involved in the alleged embezzlement of public funds, embezzlement, drug trafficking, money laundering, etc., is currently continuing.
Since this Thursday, the rumor about the unshoeing of Noureddin Bongo Valentine, Ian Ghislain Ngoulou, Jessye Ella Ekogha, Cyriaque Mvouradjami, Steeve Nzegho Dieko aThe prosecutor of Libreville, transferred today to the central prison of Libreville, is making the rounds on social networks.
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