The Court for the Suppression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (Criet) issued its decision on Tuesday in a case involving more than 700 million FCFA. Deputy Nestor Noutaï of the Progressive Union Renouveau is fixed on his fate

The parliamentarian had been prosecuted without a warrant of custody for money laundering following the seizure of more than 700 million CFA francs in his bank accounts. The funds had been discovered in the bank account of the deputy's minor son, which aroused the interest of Beninese anti-money laundering services. They then decided to enter the amount and block the bank accounts. He claims that this is a combination of income from his agricultural activities and his duties as a parliamentarian during the 8th legislature, from June 2019 to January 2023, and not from illegal activities. Yesterday, the deputy member of the Progressive Union Le Renouveau (UP-R) party was released for the benefit of the doubt