Overview

• Following a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday, Maiga was remanded to prison with no trial date set, his lawyer said.
• Prosecutors cited money laundering worth many billions of CFA francs alongside embezzlement, damage to public property, forgery and use of false documents.
• Nine former colleagues appeared before the court, with two charged, some acquitted and others still awaiting hearings, according to judicial sources.
• Maiga’s detention followed the roundup of dozens of soldiers over an alleged coup plot and the jailing of other critics, including former prime minister Moussa Mara this month.
• In July, a military-appointed legislature granted Assimi Goita a renewable five-year mandate as authorities dissolved parties and tightened restrictions on dissent.