US EditionNiger’s highest court lifts immunity of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum
- Bazoum's lawyer, Reed Brody, criticized the ruling in Niger as a "mockery" of the rule of law, expressing concern over the lack of communication with their client.
- Bazoum and his family have been under house arrest since a military coup ousted his rule last summer.
- Human Rights Watch highlighted serious irregularities in the State Court proceedings against Bazoum, including violations of his rights and lack of access to legal counsel.
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Niger scraps immunity of deposed president Bazoum
Niger’s top court on Friday lifted the immunity of overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum, paving the way for a possible trial after his ouster in a July 2023 military coup. “The court orders the lifting of Mohamed Bazoum’s immunity,” said Abdou Dan Galadima, president of the court, created in November by the new military regime. The Niger authorities accuse Bazoum of treason, financing terrorism and plotting to undermine the state. He has been hel…
The former Nigerian president may soon be tried. Since he was overthrown by a coup d'état on July 26, 2023, he has been held at the presidential residence, along with his wife, in Spartan conditions.
La justice nigérienne a levé vendredi 14 juin l’immunité du chef de l’Etat, renversé fin juillet par un coup d’Etat militaire et en prison depuis, mais qui a toujours refusé de démissionner. Une décision qui ouvre la voie à des poursuites judiciaires.
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