Mali: the Constitutional Court challenges the internal regulations of the CNT
Colonel Malick Diaw, September 5, 2020. (Illustration) AFP - MICHELE CATTANI
Text by: David Baché
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The National Transitional Council (CNT) meets this Wednesday, December 23 after being slapped on the fingers.
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The National Transitional Council
, the legislative body of the Malian transition, was installed at the beginning of the month, after weeks of intense controversy over its composition and an alleged "grab" by the military, according to its detractors.
Work had finally started with the adoption of this regulation, but in a judgment made public on Monday, December 21, the Constitutional Court partially invalidated it.
This did not invalidate the entire draft internal regulations of the CNT, but three specific provisions.
First of all, the Court considers that the 121 members of the National Transitional Council are not entitled to the title of “
deputies
”: even if they assume the functions of them, they were not elected.
They should therefore be considered as mere "
members
" of the Council.
The draft rules of procedure also provided that the appointment of the Quaestors, in charge in particular of the establishment of the budget and of practical questions relating to personnel, premises or equipment, be made in the Council of Ministers, and on the proposal of the President of the CNT,
Colonel Malick Diaw
, himself vice-president of the CNSP junta, which led the military coup of August 18.
It is an “
interference of the executive power
” in the legislative, still believe the judges of the Constitutional Court, who specify that the quaestors will have, like “
the other members of the office, to be elected by their peers
”.
A simple setback, according to someone close to the junta
Finally, the Constitutional Court asks for “
improvements
” and clarifications as to the conditions for lifting the immunity of CNT members in the event of legal proceedings against them.
A new plenary meeting of the Transition Council is scheduled for Wednesday.
The ad hoc committee in charge of drawing up the regulations will have to take these observations into account and submit a new version to the Constitutional Court.
A setback therefore, more than a snub.
A member of the CNT, also an adviser to the junta, welcomes observations deemed "
minor
", and which will be corrected "
very quickly
".
The CNT will then finally be able to get down to the groundwork.
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