Côte d’Ivoire : Une conseillère de la COOPEC condamnée à 32 mois de prison pour faux et blanchiment de capitaux
A landmark court case has just been handed down in Abidjan. Sandrine Fahin, wife of Guissa, a former advisor to the COOPEC (credit union ), was sentenced by the court to 32 months in prison for "forgery and use of forged documents" and "money laundering." The decision comes after 31 months of pretrial detention , sending a strong message about the fight against financial fraud in the country.
The prosecution had initially requested a five-year prison sentence, but the court decided to reduce the penalty while imposing severe financial and civil penalties. The convicted woman must pay 414 million FCFA , three times the amount of the laundered funds, as well as a 5 million FCFA fine to UNA-COOPEC . She is also deprived of her civil rights for three years, and the decision will be published in a pro-government newspaper for two months.
This conviction underscores the Ivorian authorities' determination to combat fraudulent practices and money laundering within financial institutions, even at the highest levels. The case of Sandrine Fahin illustrates that no one, including those in the legal profession, is immune from prosecution when serious irregularities are discovered.
Experts believe this verdict could have a deterrent effect on other agents involved in similar practices, and marks a turning point in the increased vigilance of the Ivorian judicial system towards malfeasance in cooperatives and financial institutions.
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