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He has been living in exile for the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He and others faced charges of conspiracy and undermining national security by plotting a coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Soro was barred from running for president in last year\u2019s election over a previous conviction in absentia for money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article share tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC.COM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Ivorian prime minister Guillaume Soro has rejected a verdict that sent him to prison for life. \u201cI totally reject these unfair verdicts, which have been handed down in violation of all the rules of law, and which are solely based on political reasons,\u201d he said, in a statement published on Twitter. 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