A court in Mali has freed 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June on charges of plotting against the ruling military government after calling for a return to civilian rule.
Their provisional release has been seen as an attempt to calm the country’s political climate in the wake of the controversial appointment of General Abdoulaye Maïga as Prime Minister.
Mali has been ruled by military leaders since the junta seized power in 2020 and staged another coup the following year.
The 11 individuals was arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the military regime.
Several other prominent political leaders and civil society activists are still in prison in Mali, including Issa Kaou N’Djim, the former vice president of the National Transitional Council, the legislative body of Mali’s transition, and the economist Etienne Fakaba Sissoko.
