Equatorial Guinea court sentences 13 to prison
Judgments include 13 years for homicide, nine years for fraud, and five years for rape.
The Provincial Court of Litoral in Equatorial Guinea has issued sentences in recent criminal trials. Josué Mba Micha received 13 years in prison for homicide, and José Ramón Nvo Mangue was sentenced to 10 years for the same crime. Rodrigo Félix was given nine years for three fraud offenses and ordered to repay over two million CFA francs to victims.
Tikou Divian Tiku faces seven years and eight months for robbery and another seven years and eight months for serious injury. Fidel Ndong Nguema Abuy was sentenced to five years and three months for raping a 13-year-old girl, along with a fine of 2,525,000 CFA francs. Joaquín Ovono Nkuna received a five-year prison term.
Bonifacio Pedro Esono Ondo will serve three years and four months and pay a 2,525,000 CFA franc fine, while Bernardo Obiang Nkua got three years of major arrest. Other sentences include six months for Benito Alogo Nvele for injuries, one year for Juan Carlos Oyono for drug offenses, and two years for Virginia Mikue for serious injuries. Ramón Owono Obiang received three years for fraud. The court also issued acquittals in several cases, including one for alleged HIV transmission.
Why it mattersSeveral individuals in Equatorial Guinea have received prison sentences for crimes including homicide, fraud, robbery, and rape.