Niger judges say top minister ‘meddling’
in baby trafficking case
Niger judges say top minister ‘meddling’ in baby trafficking case
Judges in Niger said on Sunday that a top
minister was “meddling” in a high profile baby
trafficking case allegedly involving a prominent
opposition leader and presidential aspirant.
The Independent Magistrates Union of
Niger said it “denounced the silence” of
President Mahamadou Issoufou
surrounding minister Bazoum
Mohamed’s comments on the case
against ex-premier and former national
assembly head Hama Amadou.
Mohamed, who is also head of the ruling
Nigerien Party for Democracy and
Socialism (PNDS), told Jeune Afrique
news magazine this week that he did not
see how Amadou could “escape
conviction”.
He said the former leader took
advantage of the court’s “complicities” at
the beginning of the trial.
Two weeks ago Amadou, who is running
for president, was arrested on his return
from a year in exile in France over
allegations of baby trafficking.
The judges union denounced Mohamed
for “insulting” and aiming to “discredit”
the judicial body in the interview, as
well as putting into question the
integrity of the magistrates.
minister was “meddling” in a high profile baby
trafficking case allegedly involving a prominent
opposition leader and presidential aspirant.
The Independent Magistrates Union of
Niger said it “denounced the silence” of
President Mahamadou Issoufou
surrounding minister Bazoum
Mohamed’s comments on the case
against ex-premier and former national
assembly head Hama Amadou.
Mohamed, who is also head of the ruling
Nigerien Party for Democracy and
Socialism (PNDS), told Jeune Afrique
news magazine this week that he did not
see how Amadou could “escape
conviction”.
He said the former leader took
advantage of the court’s “complicities” at
the beginning of the trial.
Two weeks ago Amadou, who is running
for president, was arrested on his return
from a year in exile in France over
allegations of baby trafficking.
The judges union denounced Mohamed
for “insulting” and aiming to “discredit”
the judicial body in the interview, as
well as putting into question the
integrity of the magistrates.
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