Wife of Gabon's deposed leader Ali Bongo jailed: Lawyer

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, who is Franco-Gabonese, was imprisoned late on Wednesday, her Paris-based lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, condemning the "arbitrary... illegal procedure".

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, who has been under house arrest since a military coup at the end of August for alleged misappropriation of public funds, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday.