Former president of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (pictured) has been jailed after a judge in charge of a corruption probe ordered his incarceration.
The ex-leader says he is being persecuted in a bid to keep him out of politics but has vowed he would not go into exile.
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A prosecutor speaking on condition of anonymity and the spokesman of the former president’s party, Djibril Ould Bilal, confirmed his detention on Tuesday without citing the reason.
Aziz has twice gone before a magistrate investigating the case since the charges, including money laundering, were brought in March.
The move comes days after the former leader refused to continue reporting to police after being put under house arrest.
