Mali: Accusatory Book Lands a Gendarmerie Colonel in Prison for 20 Years
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In Mali, Colonel Alpha Yaya Sangaré – or rather ex-colonel since his removal from the army – was sentenced on Thursday, September 3, 2026, to 20 years in prison. Arrested in March 2024 after the publication of a book in which he relayed accusations of abuses against the Malian army, this high-ranking officer was tried at the end of August by the criminal division of the anti-cybercrime judicial pole, which rendered his very heavy verdict.
Sentenced to twenty years in prison for publishing an essay on terrorism in Mali, Colonel Alpha Yaya Sangaré also pays the price for his enmity within the junta, and in particular for the ambitions given to him by the intelligence chief, Modibo Koné.
A Malian court on Thursday sentenced former National Gendarmerie Colonel Alpha Yahia Sangaré to 20 years in prison after convicting him of "undermining the external security of the state" in a case stemming from the publication of a book on counterterrorism in the country. The criminal chamber of the National Cybercrime Unit reclassified the charge against Sangaré, dismissing the treason charge sought by the prosecution, and handed down the 20-y…
Colonel Alpha Yaya Sangaré was sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Malian justice system, after the charges against him were reclassified. His arrest followed the publication of his book "Mali: The Challenge of Terrorism in Africa," in which he denounces abuses attributed to the armed forces.
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