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Deposed and detained: Niger president's fate unclear nearly three years on
Mohamed Bazoum remains detained under strict conditions nearly three years after the coup, with no trial or release expected as the military junta maintains control.
- On Thursday, the presidential term of Niger's deposed leader Mohamed Bazoum officially ends, yet he remains detained in the presidential palace with little prospect of release or trial.
- General Abdourahamane Tiani and his junta seized power on July 26, 2023, holding Bazoum in a palace wing where he remains "still held in the same place and in the same conditions" without windows or visits.
- Bazoum's lawyers argue his term should not formally expire since he has been unable to exercise his duties for nearly three years, challenging the junta's charter adopted in March last year.
- French MEP Christophe Gomart criticized the international community's failure, saying "the European Union should have exerted pressure" to secure the democratically elected president's release.
- Niger has resumed security contact with the United States while forging closer ties with Russia, as the junta adopts a hostile stance toward certain Western nations to cement its rule.
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Niger coup leader Bazoum still detained as presidential term ends
The presidential term of Niger’s ousted leader, Mohamed Bazoum, officially ends on Thursday, but he is unlikely to be released from detention or even put on trial, leaving the situation uncertain.
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Deposed and detained: Niger president's fate unclear nearly three years on
The presidential term of Niger's overthrown leader Mohamed Bazoum officially ends Thursday, but he faces little prospect of freedom from detention or even a trial, making what comes next uncertain.
Deposed and detained: Niger president’s fate unclear nearly three years on
ABIDJAN; Côte d’Ivoire (AFP) : The presidential term of Niger’s overthrown leader Mohamed Bazoum officially ends Thursday, but he faces little prospect of freedom from detention or even a trial, making what comes next uncertain.Bazoum, 66, was sworn in as president on April 2, 2021 after democratic elections in which he won 55 percent of the vote.He has been held in a wing of the presidential palace in Niamey with his wife since the junta led by…
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