{"id":28040,"date":"2021-08-27T11:56:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=28040"},"modified":"2021-08-27T11:56:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:56:53","slug":"malis-former-pm-arrested-over-purchase-of-presidential-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=28040","title":{"rendered":"Mali\u2019s former PM arrested over purchase of presidential plane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mali\u2019s former Prime Minister Boub\u00e8ye Ma\u00efga has been arrested over alleged corruption during the purchase of a presidential plane seven years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His lawyer Kassoum Tapo said details about his Thursday arrest were still unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Ma\u00efga is said to have been involved in the alleged overpricing of former President Ibrahim Ke\u00efta\u2019s plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a defence minister during the purchase in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presidential plane was purchased for $40m (\u00a329m), an amount critics said was overpriced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Ma\u00efga was the prime minister between 2017 and 2019 when he resigned amid an upsurge of violence in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boubou Ciss\u00e9 took over until he was deposed alongside President Ke\u00efta in August 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mali\u2019s former Prime Minister Boub\u00e8ye Ma\u00efga has been arrested over alleged corruption during the purchase of a presidential plane seven years ago. 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