Ghana's Suspended Top Judge Goes to Ecowas Court, Citi FM Says
Torkornoo filed an application at the Ecowas Community Court of Justice, the Accra-based radio broadcaster said, citing Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai.
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Gov't explains ministerial committee to fire A-G: Current legal framework left us no choice
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19 hours ago
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Mali charges ex-PM with undermining the state over post on X
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a day ago
- Washington Post
Mali's ex-prime minister is arrested for supporting jailed critics of the ruling military junta
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali's former prime minister was taken into pretrial detention on Friday after expressing solidarity in a media post with jailed critics of the military junta ruling the West African country, his lawyer and a close associate said. Moussa Mara's arrest is the latest in a crackdown on dissent by Mali's military rulers following the country's first pro-democracy rally since soldiers seized power nearly four years ago.
