MALI'S
CIVILIAN ex-Prime
Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who was dismissed in November 2024, has been
charged with embezzlement of public funds. He remains remanded in custody
following a hearing before the country's Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Maiga is accused of
"embezzlement of public funds," his lawyer Cheick Oumar Konare told
AFP, adding that no date has yet been set for his trial.
"We are calm while awaiting the
trial," Konare said, explaining that Maiga would remain in prison.
Eight of his former colleagues from
his time as prime minister had also been placed in custody, although his former
chief of staff has been released while awaiting trial.
Appointed in 2021
Confirming the charge of
embezzlement, another judicial source told AFP that Maiga was specifically
accused of "damage to public property, forgery, and use of false
documents."
Maiga was arrested one week ago, days
after Mali carried out dozens of arrests to quash an alleged plot within the
army's ranks to topple the government.
Maiga was appointed as Mali's prime
minister in 2021, serving in the administration of transitional President
Assimi Goita.
Following Maiga's sacking in November
2024, he was replaced by General Abdoulaye Maiga.
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