After ECOWAS, it is the African Union which held, this Monday, August 14, a meeting on the situation in Niger. The fate of the democratically elected president is still uncertain, especially since the CNSP announced, on the evening of Sunday August 13, that it wanted to prosecute Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and “undermining the security of the country”, a “new provocation”, according to ECOWAS.
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The West African organization said on Monday evening in a press release, ” learn with amazement » the will of the junta to bring before the courts the president overthrown on July 26.
For ECOWAS, this approach constitutes ” a new form of provocation and contradicts the will attributed to the military authorities to restore constitutional order by peaceful means and she condemns, once again, the illegal detention of Mohamed Bazoum and calls for his immediate release.
In a speech broadcast on Sunday evening, the CNSP spokesman said he had ” proof of exchange “between Mohamed Bazoum and ” national ” as well as ” heads of state and foreign officials enough, according to the putschists, to prosecute before the competent national and international authorities the ousted president and his accomplices “.
For these facts, the junta would like to bring Mohamed Bazoum to justice for ” high treason ” And ” threat to the security of the country but it remains to be determined exactly what types of lawsuits could be brought and on what legal bases.
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