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Mohamed Diane: Guinea ex-defence minister jailed for five years for corruption

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Mohamed Diane sentenced to five years in prison for corruption, illicit enrichment, embezzlement and money laundering.

He was also ordered to pay a $58.5 m ( 46 m) fine and his bank accounts and property in the capital Conakry and eastern city of Kankan will also be confiscated.

Diane served as defence minister between 2015 and 2021 under President Alpha Condé .