Several political parties in Mali have condemned the arrest and detention of the fourth vice-president of the National Transitional Council CNT, the country’s interim parliament.
Issa Kaou N’Djim was arrested at his home in the capital, Bamako, and is due to go on trial today.
According to local media, he was accused of criminal behaviour after making subversive remarks on social media against Prime Minister Choguel Maïga.
N’Djim is a supporter of the interim president, Colonel Assimi Goïta, but critical of Maïga, who he accuses of mismanaging Mali’s transition to civilian rule.
