Mali’s military leadership Hash said that it thwarted the attempt of a coup and arrested a French citizen along with two generals, who say they are a suspected foreign agent, among others.
Security Minister General Dawood Ali Mohammidine announced the arrest of a group of military officers and citizens in a statement on state television late Thursday evening.
This statement confirmed the information of dozens of soldiers in recent times.
Rumors of arrests were broadcast in Mali for several days.
The group got support from abroad, Mohammidine said, and allegedly tried to destabilize the gardener.
What do we know about arrested persons?
The Security Minister said the French National was arrested on suspicion of acting on the Stehalf of the French intelligence service, who gathered political leaders, civil society actors and military personnel in Mali “.
In 2020 and 2021, the gardener of Mali, which came to power in back-to-back wells, gave some details about this alleged coup and French National.
France, the former colonial ruler of Mali, has not yet commented on the arrest of the man, according to various news agencies.
One of the arrested generals, Abas Deambale, is popular among the Malian soldiers. A former governor of the Central Mopati region, he was dismissed in May after demanding an inquiry into the allegations in May that Malian Sena had killed at least civilians during a military operation in Diifarabe village.
Mali falls on military voices
After the Pro Democracy rally in May, this development took place amid a rift on dissatisfaction by Mali’s army, the first sign soldiers took away power four years ago.
Rida Limouri, analyst of the Morocco-based policy center for New South, told Associated Press that Mali’s army is aware of the dissatisfaction between the population and the army members.
“Military leaders are not only ready to make those complaints in something like a coup, and there the thesis arrests seem to be more to intimidate a legitimate coup,” Limouri said.
“This is repeatedly inappropriate arrest and continuity of prosecution of someone who speaks against the current regime,” Hey said.
Mali military chief gave a detailed mandate by 2030
In July, Military Leader General Asimi Goeta was given a five -year presidential post, which is indefinitely renewable.
This was despite the first promise of returning to civil rule by March 2024.
The move after the military disintegration of political parties in May.
GOITA told the gardener to the gardener with the regional groups Ecowas on its demands that the Mali restores democratic rule.
Former Prime Minister Miga separate arrest
In a separate incident, former Prime Minister Choguel Miga and many of his former colleagues were taken into custody on Tuesday.
Detengains are part of the investigation into claims of “misuse of public money”.
Miyaga was appointed Prime Minister in 2021 before he was dismissed after criticizing the military government in the end of 2024 in 2021, something that he continued to do after his dismissal.
And earlier in August, another former Prime Minister, warts Mara, was arrested for realizing the state.
Mara first posted on social media on social media on “solidarity with Vivek’s prisoners”.
Mali’s Jutea led by Goeta has escaped from Western partners, especially France, to align political and military with Russia in the name of the national sovereign.
Edited by: ZAC Crellin