The mutinous soldiers in Mali
have explained the mandate of the newly created National Committee for the
Salvation of the People (CNSP).
They said that body will oversee
a political transition toward general elections.
The spokesperson, Col. Ismael
Wague, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Wague assured that the mutineers are not keen on power, but on the stability of the country.
He said the body “will allow us
to organise general elections within a reasonable time-frame to allow Mali to
equip itself with strong institutions that are capable of managing our daily
lives.”
The military officer said in
order to prevent the country from sinking, the CNSP decided to take
responsibility “to ensure the continuity of the state and public services.”
Wague announced a series of
decisions.
This includes the closure of all
air and land borders, and a 9 p.m.-5 a.m curfew.
The CNSP invited civil society
and socio-political movements to join in order to create “the best conditions
for a better civil transition leading to credible elections.”
President Ibrahim Keita was
arrested on Tuesday to the cheer of citizens
He later announced his
resignation and the dissolution of the National Assembly and the government on
national television.
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