President Mohamed Bazoum of the Niger Republic, who was overthrown by the military, will face charges of “high treason” and “undermining the internal and external security” of the nation, according to the leaders of the military coup.
Since the July 26 coup, Bazoum, 63, has been confined at the president’s official residence.
Bazoum was given access to his doctors the day before, according to a statement read out on national television on Sunday by junta spokesman Amadou Abdramane, and he was in good health.
“After this visit, the doctor raised no problems regarding the state of health of the deposed president and members of his family,” he said.
“The Nigerien government has to date, gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international authorities for high treason and undermining internal and external security of Niger,” Abdramane added.
