On Monday, a court in Mauritania’s capital, Nouakchott, sentenced former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison.
Out of ten allegations, the court convicted Aziz guilty of money laundering and misusing his position to fraudulently enrich himself on Monday.
The court also ordered the seizure of his fraudulently obtained assets, but acquitted him on the other accusations.
Between 2009 and 2019, the ex-president led Mauritania for ten years after deposing President Sidi Ould Cheikh in a coup.
Since January of this year, Aziz and two formal prime ministers who served in his administration have gone on trial.
They were charged with a variety of crimes, including abuse of power, money laundering, unlawful gain, and influence peddling.
The court specializes in corruption and economic crimes.
Aziz denied all allegation leveled against him, throughout the trial, he described his prosecution as politically motivated.
His lawyers said that they would appeal against the verdict as Abdel Aziz has the option of appealing his sentence at the Supreme Court.
