Trial opens for ex-Mali PM jailed by military rulers over ‘solidarity’ post | News

General Goita has secured a five-year term as president for himself, and elections are postponed indefinitely in Mali.

A trial has opened for Moussa Mara, the former prime minister of Mali, who is currently jailed by the country’s military rulers over visiting political prisoners and expressing solidarity with them online.

The trial started at Mali’s specialised national cybercrime court unit in the capital city of Bamako on Monday, but no verdict has emerged yet, according to local media…