Jun 14, 2024 · The top court in military-governed Niger has lifted the immunity of the country’s deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, paving the way for a possible trial nearly a year after he was overthrown by...

Mohamed Bazoum (Arabic: محمد بازوم, romanized: Muḥammad Bāzūm; born 1 January 1960) [2] is a Nigerien politician who served as the 10th president of Niger from 2021 to 2023. He assumed office in April 2021 after winning the 2020–21 presidential election and surviving a …

Jun 14, 2024 · Niger’s highest court lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his lawyer said Friday, June 14, 2024, opening the door for the military junta to prosecute him for alleged high treason.

Dec 15, 2023 · A West African court has ruled that the ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, and his family have been arbitrarily detained and called for his reinstatement. Bazoum was overthrown by...

Aug 14, 2023 · Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum was toppled by a military junta on July 26. The imprisoned leader faces possible high treason charges over his exchanges with foreign heads of...

Aug 14, 2023 · Niger's military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining national security.

Aug 18, 2023 · President Mohamed Bazoum had grown alarmed at military takeovers sweeping across Niger’s neighbors. Then his own soldiers came for him. Weeks later, he remains imprisoned in his home.

Dec 11, 2023 · Mohamed Bazoum was toppled as president more than two years after he took office Niger's military leader has refused to release the country's deposed president in exchange for sanctions being...

Dec 15, 2023 · The ECOWAS Court of Justice ruled that President Mohamed Bazoum and his family were arbitrarily detained and called for him to be restored to office, his legal team said in a statement. Bazoum has been under house arrest with his wife and son since the July coup.

1 day ago · A United Nations human rights body called for the immediate release of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, who’s been detained since a 2023 military coup.. Bazoum is “being held in precarious ...