Senegal Ex-President's Son, Karim Wade Jailed For Corruption Released

Karim Wade, the convicted son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, has been released from prison in Senegal after being granted a presidential pardon.


Wade was immediately flown to Qatar after President Macky Sall's decree early Friday.
He was initially sentenced in 2012 to six years in prison and a fine of $240m for illegally accumulating at least $200m while serving as a minister during his father's 12-year rule.

The court ruling said that Wade had hidden away funds in offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands and Panama.

Despite only serving three years of his full sentence, the pardon cancels the Supreme Court's decision to jail him. A press release from the presidency said the payment of the fine was not covered by the pardon.