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Mali said it took Yann Vezilier into custody recently, along with two generals and other military personnel. Mali authorities accuse them of taking part in an alleged plot to destabilise the country.
France on Saturday said a Frenchman arrested in Mali is an accredited member of its embassy in the capital Bamako and that accusations against him were “unfounded”.,Mali said it took Yann Vezilier into custody recently, along with two generals and other military personnel. Mali authorities accuse them of taking part in an alleged plot to destabilise the country.
The junta described him as a French intelligence agent who had mobilised soldiers and civil society actors. France’s foreign affairs ministry said it was in talks with the Malian authorities to dispel what it said was a “misunderstanding” and obtain his immediate release.
France also said that Vezilier’s arrest violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Mali’s opposition in exile, the Patriotic Resistance Front-has described the alleged destabilisation plans as false and urged the junta to produce evidence. It has demanded the release of those arrested and a return to constitutional order. Mali has experienced over a decade of turmoil marked by Islamist insurgencies in the north and political instability.
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In 2022, Mali cut military ties with its former colonial power, France, and turned instead to Russia for support. The junta has also failed to keep its promise to hold elections. Instead, in June, Goita was granted a five-year renewable term, and political activities were suspended across the country.