MALI: Court jails man over remarks about Burkina junta

A Malian court on Monday jailed a political figure for making critical remarks against the military rulers of neighbouring Burkina Faso, a legal source and his family said.

Issa Kaou N’Djim, who previously supported Malian junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita before distancing himself, made the comments during a programme aired on local television station Joliba TV News. He was sentenced by a court in the capital, Bamako, to two years in prison, one of which was suspended.

He was also ordered to pay a fine of a million CFA francs (more than 1,538 euros, $1,600) by the national anti-cybercrime office, the legal source said.

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