Niger’s junta claimed it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason”
“The Nigerien government has to date, gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international authorities for high treason and undermining internal and external security of Niger,” said a statement by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland of Niger, the military council that toppled the government in July.
a regional political and economic union, said that it had formed a parliamentary committee it aims to send to Niger to meet with coup leaders, a source told CNN on Sunday. The source also said committee members would first meet among themselves via Zoom on Monday but did not make clear when they would meet with coup leaders.
’ parliament, Ahmed Idris Wase, the source added. previously gave coup leaders the deadline of August 6 to release and reinstate Bazoum as president and cede power or face possible military action as a last resort. On Wednesday, said a separate joint mission with the United Nations and African Union to meet with the Nigerien military junta on Tuesday “was aborted” after the military authorities in Niamey communicated “their unavailability to receive the tripartite delegation.” Meanwhile self-proclaimed Niger defense chief Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou met with Guinea’s junta leader and transitional president Mamadi Doumbouya in Guinea’s capital Conakry. Guinea underwent its own military coup in 2021.
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