Mali’s judiciary has announced an investigation into several ethnic separatists and al-Qaeda-linked jihadist leaders for suspected terrorism and money laundering, as security deteriorates in the country.
The list includes six Tuareg leaders belonging to an alliance of armed groups that recently relaunched a rebellion against the state despite signing a 2015 peace deal in Algiers.
The public prosecutor said the investigation was launched “not only against the terrorist leaders but also other members who were signatories to the 2015 peace agreement” and “have tipped over into terrorism.”
The north of Mali in particular has seen an intensification of confrontations, with a race for control of territory between the army, jihadists, and separatists.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
