Opposition politicians who were arrested in a crackdown in Mali were sent to prisons across the country this week. Human rights groups have decried the move as another step back for the country where the ruling junta has suspended all political activities.
BAMAKO, Mali — Opposition politicians who were arrested in a crackdown in Mali were sent to prisons across the country this week, their families said, in a move rights groups decried as another step back for the country where the ruling junta has suspended all political activities.
A family member of one the detainees said Wednesday that they were divided into two groups, one sent to Koulikoro prison, 60 kilometers from Bamako, and the other to a new prison 70 kilometers from Bamako. The family member spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions from authorities.
In April, the junta issued a decree suspending all activities by political parties and “associations of political nature” in the name of maintaining public order. The political parties appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, but it is not clear when the appeal would be considered.
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