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Mali junta frees 22 top officials
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] Relative calm has returned to Mali after the junta that zeized power in a coup last month release 22 high ranking officials.The junta explained that former Prime Minister Modibo Sidibé and other officials, who had been placed in long-term storage early this week, would remain under the watch of the gendarmerie (a department of the armed forces). Last Wednesday, the gendarmerie displayed weapons it claimed were recovered after the arrests although it did not give information on where the weapons were found. Earlier, the National Assembly had asked for the relase of all civilians and military officials being held by the junta. The parliamentarians adopted a resolution in which they condemned the declaration of Azawad State by MNLA rebels. Parliament stated that Mali was "a sovereign, indivisible, laic and social republic". They asked the rebels to surrender their weapons and to stop using foreign media to relay their message. Posted by: Fred 2012-04-21 |
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