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Mali’s former prime minister Maiga taken into custody amid corruption probe
Choguel Kokalla Maiga was detained amid a military crackdown on dissent following allegations of misappropriating public funds, part of a wider probe involving several former allies, his lawyer said.
- On Tuesday, Mali’s ex-Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga was detained in Bamako amid an ongoing corruption inquiry.
- Mali's military junta, which seized power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, has increasingly cracked down on political opponents.
- Maiga was dismissed from his post in November 2024 after publicly criticizing the junta for postponing elections and remains a key opposition figure.
- Maiga's lawyer Cheick Oumar Konaré argued against his client's detention, emphasizing that the former prime minister does not plan to leave the country or tamper with any evidence.
- Maiga's arrest follows a wave of detentions targeting critics, signaling the junta's continued tightening of control and broken promises for civilian rule.
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