Niger’s military junta plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security.
Statement from the coup leaders: The announcement made by spokesman Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, stated that the military regime had gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute President Bazoum and his local and foreign accomplices.
* Bazoum, Niger’s democratically elected president, was ousted by his presidential guard on July 26 and has been under house arrest with his wife and son in Niamey, the capital.
Situation for detainees: People close to the president and those in his ruling party say they’re running out of food as their electricity and water have been cut off.
* The junta denied these claims and accused West African politicians and international partners of fueling a disinformation campaign against them.
International pressure for restoration: International pressure, particularly from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, is mounting on the junta to release and reinstate Bazoum.
* Immediately after the coup, ECOWAS issued a seven-day ultimatum for Bazoum’s restoration or else threatened military force but no action has been taken by either side.
* ECOWAS subsequently ordered the deployment of a “standby” force, the timing and intentions of which remain unclear.
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