Mali sentences Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in jail

The verdict of the Appeals Court of Bamako was delivered after just two days of a marathon hearing that began on Thursday, December 29.

A court in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday found 46 Ivorian soldiers guilty of undermining state security and sentenced them to 20 years each in prison.

The verdict of the Appeals Court of Bamako was delivered after just two days of a marathon hearing that began on Thursday, December 29.