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Malian court grants freedom to detained critics of military junta

Malian junta chief Assimi Goïta. Critics of the military’s grip on power say continued delays are undermining Mali’s democratic transition. AFP - OUSMANE MAKAVELI

A court in Mali has granted provisional freedom to 11 opposition figures who have spent five months in detention, after making calls for a return to civilian rule in the country.

Among those freed were former ministers and political leaders arrested in June for "plotting against the legal authorities" and holding an illegal meeting in Bamako.

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