Mali: the man who tried to assassinate the transitional president died in police custody
The president of the transition Assimi Goïta (in blue) at the Great Mosque of Bamako, shortly before being targeted by an assassination attempt, on July 20.
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In Mali, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Colonel Assimi Goïta, the president of the transition, at the Great Mosque of Bamako on Tuesday, died in police custody on Sunday July 25, the Malian government announced in a report. communicated.
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With our correspondent in Bamako,
Serge Daniel
It all started at midday this Sunday.
A Malian security source announces to journalists that the health of
the aggressor of the transitional president
has deteriorated.
He's at the hospital.
In the afternoon, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maïga meets the transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goïta.
Did they broach the subject?
Probably.
A few moments later, the death of the attacker of Colonel Goïta is announced.
Death of what?
The official statement does not say so, but says an autopsy was immediately ordered to determine the cause of his death.
For the government, this death does not preclude the
continuation of the investigation
, especially "
that the first clues collected indicate that it was not an isolated act
".
Clearly, for the Malian authorities, there are other people involved in the attempted assassination of the head of state.
But in the absence of the main alleged culprit, now dead, some may be tempted to doubt the official thesis.
To convince everyone, the government and then justice should commit to playing the card of transparency.
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