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A military spokesperson, who read out the charges against the ousted Prime Minister said that he publicly criticized the junta on November 16 during events marking the November 2023 recapture of Kidal.
In an important development in Mali, Prime Minister Maiga was sacked by the military junta allegedly over the crime that he spoke against the government. A military spokesperson, who read out the charges against the ousted Prime Minister said that he publicly criticized the junta on November 16 during events marking the November 2023 recapture of Kidal.
Further charges against him were that Maiga dressed in military attire despite being a civilian, voiced frustration over his exclusion from key decisions, particularly regarding the nation’s political transition timeline.
Appointed by the military in 2021 following Mali’s second coup in a year, Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga was believed to be close to the military junta.
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The decree read out by the military spokesperson further said that demonstrators in the capital and many cities in the country called for Maiga’s resignation. A section of the Malian military known as the Collective of Military Defense (CDM) is accusing Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga of “treason” and “denunciation” following his criticism of the ruling generals.
