Mali’s former prime minister, Choguel Maiga, has been charged with embezzlement and remanded in custody as the West African country’s military leaders intensify a crackdown over allegations of a coup plot.
The charges against Maiga were revealed on Tuesday following a hearing before Mali’s Supreme Court.
Maiga, who took office after a second coup in Mali in 2021, was sacked in November 2024 after he publicly denounced the military for a lack of clarity over when it would hand over power to a civilian government.
His lawyer, Cheick Konare, told newsmen that no date has been set for the former leader’s trial.