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Generals charged with embezzlement

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    Two former members of Cote d'Ivoire's ousted military junta, generals Lansana Palenfo and Abdoulaye Coulibaly, were charged on Monday by a military court with embezzling the equivalent of about US $3.5 million from the state, their lawyer, Ibrahim Doumbia, told IRIN on Tuesday.

    Palenfo was also charged with stealing arms and ammunitions, Doumbia said, who described the new charges as a ploy to enable the state to keep the two men in custody.

    Coulibaly and Palenfo are due back in court on Tuesday to answer an earlier charge of attempted murder and threatening national security in connection with an attack in September 2000 on the home of former military ruler General Robert Guei.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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