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Mali: Amnesty International denounces 'bloody repression' of demonstrations
The NGO alludes to the violent crackdown that targeted last month protesters calling for the resignation of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The NGO is demanding a 'thorough investigation' into the role that the Special Counterterrorism Force may have played in these events. In its statement, Amnesty International notes that 'security agents and police fired live ammunition at demonstrators, killing four people'…
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The Ministry of Justice did not immediately respond to Amnesty's statement.
These acts of violence are one of the stumbling blocks in resolving the political crisis shaking Mali since June.
The dispute linked to the March-April legislative elections, the trigger for the current crisis, also remains to be settled and the opposition continues to refuse to join a national unity government.
It plans to demonstrate on Tuesday, August 11 across the country.
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