Karim
Wade reportedly flown to Qatar after being granted presidential pardon despite
corruption charges.
Karim
Wade, the convicted son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, has been
released from prison in Senegal after being granted a presidential pardon.
Wade
was immediately flown to Qatar after President Macky Sall's decree early
Friday, local media reported.
He
was initially sentenced in 2012 to six years in prison and a fine of $240m for
illegally accumulating at least $200m while serving as a minister during his
father's 12-year rule.
The
court ruling said that Wade had hidden away funds in offshore companies in the
British Virgin Islands and Panama.
Senegal jails former president's son for corruption
Despite
only serving three years of his full sentence, the pardon cancels the Supreme
Court's decision to jail him. A press release from the presidency said the
payment of the fine was not covered by the pardon.
Wade
was a senior minister in his father's government, and was in charge of major infrastructure
and energy projects. His large portfolio led to him being dubbed "the
minister of the earth and the sky".
His
arrest came after the new government led by President Sall since 2012 vowed to
tackle corruption.
Wade
denies the charges and his supporters claim that the case against him was a
political move intended to eliminate dissent.
The
country's main opposition party, the Senegalese Democratic Party, chose Wade as
their presidential candidate for the 2019 polls while he was in prison.
It
is unclear whether he is still eligible to run for the presidency.
Source:
Al Jazeera and agencies
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