FranceFormer Ivory Coast Defence Minister Moïse Lida Kouassi was released on Tuesday after nearly four months of pre-trial detention on terrorism charges, according to his political party. The release comes amid heightened tensions ahead of the October presidential election, with multiple opposition figures and activists facing arrest or imprisonment. Kouassi was accused of inciting violence during unrest in Abidjan in early August. His political ally, Ibrahim Zigui, was also recently released after serving a five-year sentence for 'incitement to insurrection'. Opposition leaders expressed concern over the state of Kouassi's health and the broader pattern of arrests targeting dissenters.
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