Overview

• Security Minister Gen. Daoud Aly Mohammedine announced that Generals Abass Dembélé and Néma Sagara and French national Yann Vezilier were arrested over a conspiracy dating to August 1.
• State television broadcast photos of 11 alleged plotters and authorities confirmed the detention of dozens of other soldiers in recent days.
• Officials accuse Vezilier of acting for French intelligence to rally political, civil society and military figures against the government.
• The junta has offered few specifics on the coup plan and France has not issued an official response to the allegation against its citizen.
• Analysts warn the alleged plot is being used to justify earlier crackdowns, including the dissolution of political parties and the extension of Gen. Assimi Goïta’s mandate.