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Mali coup leaders free former prime minister, generals

Published 08/10/2020, 10:37
Updated 08/10/2020, 10:42

BAMAKO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Mali's former prime minister
Boubou Cisse and other officials and military personnel detained
during the August coup have been released, according to a
statement by the vice president, Colonel Assimi Goita.
Although a transitional government has been appointed after
the Aug. 18 coup, Goita, who led the coup, remained in the
government as vice president in charge of security and defence
issues.
The officials' release was one of the demands of
international powers including the West African regional bloc,
which this week lifted economic sanctions against Mali after the
appointment of the transitional government. The senior figures had been held since the ouster of
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, which alarmed Mali's foreign
partners who feared it would further destabilise Mali and
undermine a joint fight against Islamist militants in the wider
Sahel region.
The former head of the national assembly, Moussa Timbine,
and eight generals were among those released, said the statement
issued by the vice president late on Wednesday.
"However those concerned remain at the disposal of the
judicial authorities," it said.


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