Overview

• Maïga was charged after a Supreme Court hearing and remanded in custody with no trial date set, his lawyer said.
• A judicial source said the accusations include damage to public property, forgery, and use of false documents.
• Eight former colleagues from his time as prime minister were also placed in custody, while his ex–chief of staff was freed pending trial.
• He was arrested about a week earlier following a wave of detentions linked to an alleged coup plot within the army.
• The case follows steps that extended President Assimi Goïta’s mandate and a broader crackdown as the junta deepens its break with Western partners in favor of Russia.