Mali Ex-Intelligence Chief Sentenced to Prison for Plotting Coup
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Mali ex-intelligence chief sentenced to prison for plotting coup
A court sentenced Mali's former head of domestic intelligence Friday to 15 years in prison for "conspiracy against the government", following a ten-day trial in which he openly accused the ruling junta of corruption
Colonel Major Kassoum Goïta was found guilty, on 24 July, by the Bamako Court of Assizes, of "conspiracy against the government." The former head of intelligence denied and openly accused the junta of corruption.
In Mali, the six persons tried for "conspiracy against the government" were found guilty on 24 July by the criminal chambers of the Bamako Court of Appeal. Incarcerated for almost five years and tortured, the Court sentenced them to sentences ranging from 7 to 15 years in prison. The former Head of State Security, Colonel Kassoum Goïta, the former Secretary-General of the Presidency, Kalilou Doumbia, and their co-defendants are linked to the for…
The Court of Appeal of the capital, Bamako, Thursday, sentenced six former officials to seven to 15 years ' imprisonment, after having been convicted of having conspired against the Government and of forming a criminal group. The Court sentenced the former Head of State Security, Colonel Kasum Guita, and three other accused, to 15 years ' imprisonment, while the former Secretary-General of the Presidency, Khalilo Dombía, and Police Com…
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