The military junta in Niger Republic is set to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of the West African country.
The spokesman of the junta, Amadou Abdramane, made this known in a statement read out on national television on Sunday.
Abdramane said the government had gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute Bazoum and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international authorities.
The spokesman of the junta also stated that Bazom was granted access to his doctors on Saturday for a medical checkup and that his health status was confirmed to be okay.
He said: “After this visit, the doctor raised no problems regarding the state of health of the deposed president and members of his family.
“The Nigerien government has to date, gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international authorities for high treason and undermining internal and external security of Niger.”
Recall that the deposed President has been kept in detention at the presidential official residence in Niemey, the nation’s capital, since the July 26 coup organised by the military leaders in the country.
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