FILE PHOTO: Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum participates in a Peace, Security and Governance Forum during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022.  REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
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Niger junta contemplates high treason charges against Bazoum

The junta that seized power in Niger late last month said late on Sunday that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum could be prosecuted for high treason.

(Reuters) - The junta that seized power in Niger late last month said late on Sunday that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum could be prosecuted for high treason.

Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for the junta, said on state TV that it had "assembled the necessary elements to prosecute the ousted president ... for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of Niger."

(Reporting by Anait Miridzhanian; Editing by Alexander Winning)

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