00:00Gabon's former prime minister and leading opposition figure Alain Claude Billy Bainze will remain behind bars after the Libreville Court
00:08of Appeal rejected its request to dismiss legal proceedings against him.
00:13Billy Bainze has been detained since April 16th over allegations of breach of trust and fraud dating back to 2008.
00:22Defense lawyer Arthur Venken condemned the ruling calling it a serious violation of Gabonese law and fair trial guarantees.
00:30The opposition leader's party also alleged he was arrested under harsh conditions and denied access to his lawyers during the
00:37first 24 hours of detention. President Brice Oligi Nguema had denied any executive interference, insisting the matter is independent of
00:46government control.
00:47A former prime minister under Alibongo, Billy Bainze lost the 2025 presidential election to Oligi Nguema and has since become
00:56one of the government's most outspoken critics.
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