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| Malian prime minister, government resign after premier's arrest |
| 2012-12-12 |
[Iran Press TV] Malian Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra has resigned along with his government hours after he was tossed in the calabooseYouse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! by the forces of the junta, which led a recent coup in the country. "Men and women who are worried about the future of our nation, you are hoping for peace. It's for this reason that I, Cheikh Modibo Diarra, am resigning along with my entire government," Diarra said in a brief statement on Tuesday. Members of Diarra's entourage said that the prime minister was arrested at his home in Bamako on Monday on orders from Malian military officer Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo, who led the coup, while the premier was preparing to leave for Gay Paree for a "medical check-up." |
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