Gabon's ex-president's wife and son sentenced to 20 years for financial crimes

Imagine a family that was in charge of a country for a very long time.

The leader of the country was recently removed from power.

Now, a court has said that the leader's wife and son committed serious financial crimes, like taking money that belonged to everyone.

They were not present in court when the decision was made.

So, the court decided to send them to jail for 20 years.

Their lawyers are very upset and say the trial wasn't fair.

They believe the decision was already made before the trial even started.

The court, however, says this is about making things right and restoring order after the leadership change.