Mali: Me Mountaga Tall, avocat et homme politique critique de la junte, "enlevé" à Bamako
A Malian lawyer and politician who became a critic of the ruling junta, Mountaga Tall, was "abducted" Saturday night in Bamako by hooded men, AFP learned Sunday from his family.
Mr. Tall was a member of the M5 movement, a major player in the protests that contributed to the fall of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's (IBK) regime six years ago. Initially allied with the military that came to power in 2020, he later distanced himself from the junta, becoming one of its critics.
"Two hooded men came and took him away (Saturday night). They left with him. We have filed a complaint for 'kidnapping'," a member of Mr. Tall's family told AFP, adding that they witnessed the scene.
His wife, who was trying to photograph his arrest, was brutalized by the hooded men, who also took her phone, another family member added.
On Friday, the military prosecutor's office opened an investigation following the April 25 attacks carried out by jihadists allied with Tuareg rebels, which targeted several strategic positions of the junta and the army, notably in Bamako and Kati, killing the Minister of Defense and leaving at least 23 dead.
According to the prosecutor's office, the initial investigations reveal "solid evidence" of "complicity" by certain military personnel, accused of having participated in "the planning, coordination and execution" of the attacks, with the alleged involvement of certain political actors, including the exiled opposition figure Oumar Mariko, a former member of parliament and former presidential candidate.
Me Mountaga Tall also provides defense for several soldiers arrested in recent months by the junta for "attempting to destabilize the institutions".
He has also filed appeals in various jurisdictions to challenge the junta's decision to dissolve political parties.
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