A prominent Ivorian political figure who has been sentenced to a 20-year jail term in absentia has been detained in Mali's capital Bamako, his party and a Malian security source said Wednesday.
Mohamed Sess Soukou, also known as Ben Souck, "was arrested in the streets of Bamako by four men in civilian clothes wearing balaclavas", his GPS party said in a statement.
A Malian security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, insisted Sess was being treated properly, saying: "He is well and all his rights are being respected."He is a leader of the Generations and Peoples in Solidarity party founded by former prime minister Guillaume Soro, who was once a close ally of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara but fell out with him in early 2019 and went into exile.
Among the other defendants at the trial, Sess was given a 20-year term in absentia on a charge of endangering state security. The GPS party was ordered to be dissolved.
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