09 August 2023 15:53
The coup plotters accuse France of having violated the airspace. Meanwhile, Bazoum remains detained in his residence but finds himself without food and electricity
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The Council of Resistance for the Republic was born in Niger with the aim of putting the elected president Mohamed Bazoum in his place, overthrown by the military coup of 26 July. This was announced by the deposed administration minister, Rhissa Ag Boula, a former rebel leader, in a statement taken up by the local media. The Council intends to bring Bazoum back to power “by all means necessary”.
According to the press release, circulating on social media, the Crr is a “political movement” aimed at “restoring order, constitutional legality and President Mohamed Bazoum in the fullness of his functions”. The Crr then addresses the coup plotters with an appeal to respect “their oath and the people”, urging them to put an end to their mutiny and to arrest “immediately” General Tchiani”, organizer of the coup. who was commander of the presidential guard, is “the author of a hostage taking and various maneuvers, including threats and blackmail”, continues the statement, which attacks the coup plotters who “justify their irruption on the political scene with of fallacious and grotesque pretexts relating to the government and the management of security”. And it denounces “the infamous practice of mass manipulation” of young Nigeriens and “the temptation to turn to mercenaries, war criminals known by the name of Wagner”, with reference to the Russian private company.
Putschists: French military plane violates Niger airspace The coup regime in Niger accuses France of violating the airspace closureeffective Sunday. “French forces took off” from N’Djamena, Chad, “a military plane” at “6:01 local time”, says a statement from the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland, which took power in Niger. “This aircraft – it adds – voluntarily interrupted all contact with air traffic control at the entrance to our space from 6:39 to 11:15 local time”.
President deposed Bazoum running out of food and without electricity Il President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum he is short of food and his living conditions are becoming increasingly difficult. A presidential adviser told the Associated Press. Bazoum has been held in the presidential palace in Niamey with his wife and son since the coup plotters seized power with a July 26th coup. The family lives without electricity and has only rice and canned food to eat, said the councilor, who said Bazoum is currently in good health and will never resign. Bazoum’s political party released a statement confirming the president’s living conditions and saying the family also lacks running water.
Club of Madrid calls for Bazoum’s unconditional release The Club of Madrid is “deeply concerned by the kidnapping of the president of Niger Mohamed Bazoum and by the collapse of the constitutional order and the rule of law in the country”, is asking the military junta “for the immediate and unconditional release of the president and all members of his government arbitrarily detained”. The Clubs in Madrid is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization created to promote democracy and change in the international community. It is made up of 126 regular members from 73 countries, including 7 Nobel Peace Prize winners and 20 first female heads of state or government.
“We urge all actors to refrain from violence and to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all, and we ask for the support of the international community for efforts for peace and stability in Niger and in the region”, the Club of Madrid said in a statement. In recognizing “the legitimacy” of President Bazoum as the sole head of state of Niger, the Club of Madrid supports “the political efforts of Ecowas and the African Union to restore constitutional order and consolidate democratic gains”, underlining the UN support for a peaceful solution to the crisis in the country and for the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to Niger.
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