Arabic News Weekly Edition for Mauritania, 11/1/2004
Weekly Edition, Mauritania - Week of November 1, 2004
- Three opposition members were accused of involvement in coupe attempt
Judicial sources in Nouakchott announced that three Mauritanian opposition figures were accused yesterday including former president Muhammad Khouna Weld Hedala of involvement in financing a coupe. This was in the course of investigation on three presumed coupes foiled by the government during the 15 past months. Mauritania, Politics, 11/4/2004 - Mauritania government deplores media coverage on torture in jails
The Mauritanian opposition parties deplored summoning three of its leaders to be brought before the judge of interrogation in charge of the file of the coupe attempt. Mauritania, Politics, 11/3/2004 - Mauritanian Authorities arrest people smuggler from separatist Polisario
Mauritanian security forces on Sunday arrested a member of the separatist movement "Polisario" while he was attempting to smuggle into the Moroccan territory 52 would-be immigrants from Sub Saharan Africa. These are:19 from Ghana, 16 from Gambia and 17 from Mali. Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 11/2/2004 - Legal organization talks about a Mauritania Abu Ghreib; investigation with opposition leaders on the coupes
The authorities in Mauritania launched an investigation with several opposition leaders over the failed coupe attempt that took place in the country in September. Mauritania, Politics, 11/1/2004