BAMAKO (CONVERSEER) – Mali’s Constitutional Court has ruled it is not competent to consider a citizen’s request for the dismissal of Transitional President General Assimi Goïta.
The decision, dated June 18 and published on June 23, follows a petition by Saïdou “Cheickna” Diallo, who accused the president of high treason for allegedly violating his oath of office.
Citing Article 73 of the 2023 Constitution, Diallo sought to trigger impeachment proceedings, which require a three-quarters majority in Parliament convened in Congress.
The Court, however, stated that Mali currently lacks an elected parliament, as the National Assembly was dissolved in 2020.
Legislative duties are being handled by the National Transitional Council (NTC), a body the Court says lacks the constitutional legitimacy to initiate impeachment proceedings.
This ruling, echoing a similar 2021 decision legitimising Goïta’s rise to power, underscores the institutional limitations of democratic oversight in a transitional regime without elected institutions.
