Seven defendants, including former Bamako mayor Adama Sangaré, have been sentenced to ten years in prison in the case of illegal land subdivisions in the airport area. The defence announced an appeal after the ruling delivered on 26 October by the criminal division of Bamako’s National Economic and Financial Division, RFI reports.
Seven defendants, including former Bamako mayor Adama Sangaré, have been sentenced to ten years in prison in the case of illegal land subdivisions in the airport area. The defence announced an appeal after the ruling delivered on 26 October by the criminal division of Bamako’s National Economic and Financial Division, RFI reports.
The trial of former Bamako mayor Adama Sangaré and his co-defendants continues before the criminal chamber of the National Economic and Financial Centre. After witnesses were heard on Monday and Tuesday, the prosecution is due to present its submissions and the defence its arguments on Thursday 22 October, Studio Tamani reports.
Former Bamako district mayor Adama Sangaré rejects the accusations in the case involving 27,656 plots and says he acted on the verbal instructions of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The trial of nine defendants, which opened on 12 October 2026, is continuing before the National Economic and Financial Division, according to Mali Actu.