Mali Blogger Who Declared Himself 'president' Released
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published March 03, 2022 | 01:10 AM
Bamako, March 2 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Mar, 2022 ) :A blogger in the north of Mali who proclaimed himself president in a satirical post on social media was arrested and held for 24 hours before being released Wednesday.
"I have decided to officially announce myself as president of the civilian transition starting from tomorrow, February 28," Tandina Elhadj Beyt'allah said, wearing a scarf in the Malian colours in a video posted online Sunday.
He ruminated on the gravity of the situation facing Mali as well as the "lack of vision of our authorities".
At the end of the two minute clip, he stressed that it was "just a joke", laughing as he said "don't send the police after me".
They did just that.
Beyt'allah, who enjoys a prolific online following, was arrested Tuesday, with a Timbuktu police officer saying he was held while investigations were undertaken.
The blogger said Wednesday on his Facebook page that he had been released.
Another resident of Timbuktu was arrested after saying online that he was ready to serve as Beyt'allah's prime minister, the officer added.
Rebel officers led a coup in August 2020 that toppled Mali's elected leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was facing angry protests at failures to stem jihadist attacks.
The following May, the junta pushed out a civilian-led government appointed to oversee a transition period and named strongman Colonel Assimi Goita as interim president.
The West Africa bloc ECOWAS then imposed a trade embargo and border closures with Mali on January 9, in a move backed by France, the United States and the European Union.
The sanctions followed a junta proposal to stay in power for up to five years before staging elections, despite an earlier commitment to hold a vote by the end of February 2022.
Beyt'allah was apparently imitating Ainea Ibrahim Camara, a little-known personality who announced himself as leader of a civilian transition.
Authorities have also launched an investigation into Camara.
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