A court in the Seychelles has dropped witchcraft charges against the leader of the main opposition party.
Patrick Herminie was arrested four months ago after prosecutors said he had been corresponding on social media with a Tanzanian found in possession of items linked to witchcraft – bottles of brownish liquid and documents containing language and symbols described as satanic.
Mr Herminie has always insisted the charges were politically motivated and intended to thwart his bid to run for the presidency next year.
The charges against the Tanzanian remains in force.
The case is linked to the discovery of two exhumed bodies in a cemetery on the main Seychelles island of Mahé.
