Seven mutineers sentenced to 10 years in jail

Seven soldiers have been condemned to 10 years in prison for revolt, disobedience and looting during the 4-5 July army mutiny in Cote d’Ivoire, the state daily ‘Fraternite Matin’ reported on Saturday. An eighth was acquitted.

The seven, all aged around 30, were found guilty of taking up arms and
looting banks and businesses in the central town of Bouake, resulting in
losses estimated at about 2 billion CFA francs (US $2,800,000), the daily
said. They were the first of a group of 45 suspected mutineers, out of a
total of 51, whose trial is expected to last about three weeks.The remaining six suspects, all colonels, are to be tried for violating state security, local newspapers reported.