Overview

• Yann Vezilier, identified by France as an embassy staffer, was detained in Bamako on allegations of plotting a coup alongside two senior Malian generals.
• Mali’s security minister, General Daoud Aly Mohammedine, claims Vezilier worked for French intelligence to rally opposition leaders and military officers against the junta.
• France has publicly denounced the charges as baseless and says the arrest violates diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Convention.
• French officials are in direct talks with Malian authorities to clarify the situation and secure Vezilier’s immediate release.
• The case has intensified tensions that followed Mali’s expulsion of French troops, pivot toward Russian security partners, dissolution of political parties and crackdown on pro-democracy protests.