US EditionA former Mali prime minister goes to prison for expressing solidarity with critics of military junta
- A Bamako court on Monday sentenced Moussa Mara, former Prime Minister of Mali, to two years in prison and fined him 500,000 CFA francs for undermining state authority and inciting disorder.
- His public show of solidarity prompted authorities to arrest Mara on August 1, accusing him of discrediting the state and inciting disorder.
- The court found Mara guilty of undermining the credibility of the state and opposing legitimate authority, and Abdoulaye Yaro, close associate, said Mara will serve one year without parole and another year suspended.
- Amnesty International said the conviction and sentencing is a travesty of justice and called for immediate releases, while Mountaga Tall, lawyer for Moussa Mara, said they will appeal.
- Gen. Assimi Goita and the junta have consolidated power by dissolving political parties and extending the transition period, with Goita granted an additional five years amid rights groups' concerns over crackdowns.
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Former Mali PM jailed over social media post
A court in Bamako has sentenced former Mali Prime Minister Moussa Mara to one year in prison after finding him guilty of “undermining state credibility” through a social media post in which he expressed support for political detainees. The verdict, delivered on Monday by the National Cybercrime Centre Court, also included a one-year suspended sentence and a fine of 500,000 CFA francs (approximately $887). Mara, who briefly served as prime minist…
Former Mali Prime Minister sentenced to two year prison for social media post
A court in Mali's capital sentenced former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to one year in prison on Monday, convicting the prominent politician over a social media post expressing solidarity with political prisoners, in a case critics see as a crackdown on dissent under the ruling military leader.
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A former Mali prime minister goes to prison for expressing solidarity with critics of military junta
A court in Mali has sentenced to prison a former prime minister who publicly expressed solidarity with jailed critics of the military junta.
The former Prime Minister was sentenced on Monday 27 October to two years in prison, one of which was suspended, for "infringement of State credit and opposition to legitimate authority." He had given social media support to political prisoners.
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