Togo: a half-brother of the president evacuated to Gabon after 14 years in prison

Considered the mastermind of a failed putsch, Kpatcha Gnassingbé, former Minister of Defense (2005-2007) aged 52, was sentenced in September 2011 to 20 years in prison for “conspiring against state security”. He had been arrested on April 15, 2009 in front of the American embassy where he was tryingSource: Africanews

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