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Opponent and Mauritanian politician Moustapha Ould Limam Chafi, targeted by an international arrest warrant issued by the regime of former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz, returned on Sunday, October 18, after eleven years in exile.
as reported from Nouakchott, Salem Mejbour Salem
After eleven years of exile, the opponent and the Mauritanian politician Moustapha Ould Limam Chafi returned to the country Sunday night aboard a private jet from Doha, the capital of Qatar, his residence for several years. He was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued against him in 2011 by the regime of former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Limam Chafi, who had asked to avoid any gathering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was not heard and it was a crowd of his supporters who greeted him at Nouakchott International Airport.
Among those present, Limam Chafi found friends, former political exiles. One of the Aziz era, businessman and billionaire Mohamed Ould Bouamatou. He returned last month following a waiver of warrants in February, and he was also the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the regime of the former Mauritanian president. The other is former Army Commander Saleh Ould Hanena, who led a military uprising against former President Ould Taya in 2003.
For the latter, this return is synonymous with a new page for Mauritania: “We believe it is a new page that opens where all Mauritanians want their place. Among his very best sons, Limam Chafi, will occupy his place in Mauritania. Limam’s place is home. ”
Limam Chafi said he was happy to find his family. Former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz accused him of having questionable connections with the jihadist fog in the Sahel. Fanciful accusation, according to the opponent, who sees another reason for this conflict: “All these accusations are rather misguided accusations. Everyone knows that my only problem with the former power is my opposition to the coup and my refusal to accompany a takeover by force of arms. “
Limam Chafi had campaigned against the ouster of former President Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on August 6, 2008.
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