The government has filed treason charges against former President Amadou Toumani, who was ousted by a military coup in April 2013. He is accused of “naming incompetent officers and soldiers, whose patriotism was questionable, to high-level posts.” The Defense Ministry recently announced the arrest of Aliou Mahamar Toure, the brutal former chief of Islamic Police in Gao; he was reportedly detained while driving a scooter near Bourem.
