Former Guinean Constitutional Court President Mohamed Lamine Bangoura faces 10‑year prison request

In a hearing before the Court of Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF) on 10 June 2026, prosecutors sought a ten‑year jail term for Mohamed Lamine Bangoura, the former president of Guinea’s Constitutional Court. The indictment also demands a fine of 41 billion Guinean francs for the alleged harm caused, and the confiscation of assets, including a villa in Nongo valued at over 3 billion francs, a multi‑storey building in Dakar and agricultural land. Bangoura, along with former vice‑president Amadou Diallo and former finance director Sidiki Sylla (who remains at large), is accused of illicit enrichment, embezzlement of public money and money‑laundering through unofficial channels. The prosecution highlighted the discrepancy between Bangoura’s declared income and his amassed wealth. In response, Bangoura’s lawyer described the case as “empty,” arguing the court lacks jurisdiction over a civil claim for unpaid salaries and branding the proceedings as unjust. The court also addressed claims by Lancinet Kanko Kourouma for material and moral damages, seeking additional compensation.