wave of arrests in the army for “attempted destabilization”

The Malian authorities have proceeded for several days to “At least twenty arrests” soldiers suspected of wanting to overthrow the junta-herself came to power by two successive coups in 2020 and 2021-, according to security and political sources on August 10.

“For three days, there have been arrests linked to an attempt to destabilize institutions”, confirmed a Malian security source. Another source within the army also evokes a “Attempted destabilization”adding: “We have made the necessary arrests. »»

Deep security crisis

General Abass Dembélé, former governor of the Mopti region (center) and a respected figure within the army, was arrested in the morning of Sunday in Kati, a garrison city where there is an important military camp, north of Bamako. “” We didn’t tell him why “assures one of his relatives.

Mali has been plagued since 2012 to a profound security crisis, notably fed by the violence of groups affiliated with Al-Qaida and the Islamic State organization, as well as community criminal groups.