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| Mali's coup leader Sanogo charged with murders | Mali's coup leader Sanogo charged with murders |
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| Mali's ex-coup leader has been charged with "murders and assassinations", the justice ministry has said. | Mali's ex-coup leader has been charged with "murders and assassinations", the justice ministry has said. |
| Armed troops went to Amadou Sanogo's home to take him before a judge, after which he was remanded in custody. | Armed troops went to Amadou Sanogo's home to take him before a judge, after which he was remanded in custody. |
| He had repeatedly been called in for questioning over the deaths of six soldiers during an army protest in September but failed to appear. | He had repeatedly been called in for questioning over the deaths of six soldiers during an army protest in September but failed to appear. |
| The March 2012 coup plunged Mali into chaos, allowing Islamist militants to take over territory in the north. | The March 2012 coup plunged Mali into chaos, allowing Islamist militants to take over territory in the north. |
| The al-Qaeda-linked insurgents were ousted from the major towns in the north with the help of France and West African troops earlier this year. | The al-Qaeda-linked insurgents were ousted from the major towns in the north with the help of France and West African troops earlier this year. |
| The BBC's Alex Duval Smith in the capital, Bamako, says people seem relieved at the general's arrest, seeing it as a sign that the newly elected civilian government is finally showing its teeth to the military. | The BBC's Alex Duval Smith in the capital, Bamako, says people seem relieved at the general's arrest, seeing it as a sign that the newly elected civilian government is finally showing its teeth to the military. |
| 'Tears of joy' | 'Tears of joy' |
| Gen Sanogo, who was a middle-ranking officer when he led the coup, was taken away in handcuffs from his home by about 25 armed soldiers for questioning. | Gen Sanogo, who was a middle-ranking officer when he led the coup, was taken away in handcuffs from his home by about 25 armed soldiers for questioning. |
| The justice ministry confirmed he had been charged with "murder and assassination and complicity in murder and assassination". | The justice ministry confirmed he had been charged with "murder and assassination and complicity in murder and assassination". |
| The former junta leader was also charged with kidnapping, a judicial source told the AFP news agency. | The former junta leader was also charged with kidnapping, a judicial source told the AFP news agency. |
| Gen Sanogo toppled President Amadou Toumani Toure, accusing him of not doing enough to combat a Tuareg-led rebellion in the north. | |
| As well as prompting the Islamist insurgency, the coup also caused a rift between pro-junta soldiers, known as green berets, and those loyal to the former president, known as red berets. | As well as prompting the Islamist insurgency, the coup also caused a rift between pro-junta soldiers, known as green berets, and those loyal to the former president, known as red berets. |
| Our reporter says that in the past few months the former coup leader had been elevated to general and moved to the former residence of President Toure. | Our reporter says that in the past few months the former coup leader had been elevated to general and moved to the former residence of President Toure. |
| This created an impression among Malians that he was being protected by the authorities, she says. | This created an impression among Malians that he was being protected by the authorities, she says. |
| A collective of wives, widows and parents of 23 Malian red beret soldiers who disappeared in the month following the 2012 coup welcomed the news of the general's detention. | A collective of wives, widows and parents of 23 Malian red beret soldiers who disappeared in the month following the 2012 coup welcomed the news of the general's detention. |
| Their spokeswoman, Aminata Diarra, told the BBC: "For over a year we shed tears of sadness. Today they are tears of joy." | Their spokeswoman, Aminata Diarra, told the BBC: "For over a year we shed tears of sadness. Today they are tears of joy." |