The announcement was made just hours after the junta said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the crisis.
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00:00 Niger's military that toppled Mohamed Bazoum has said it will prosecute the deposed president
00:06 for treason.
00:07 The announcement was made by a coup spokesperson on national television just hours after the
00:12 junta said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the regional
00:17 crisis.
00:18 "The Nigerian government has gathered all the evidence necessary to pursue the case
00:27 of the president's treason and to ensure the security of the country and the security
00:34 of the Nigerian people following his exchanges with the nationals, foreign heads of state
00:41 and international organisations."
00:48 Niger's democratically elected president was ousted by members of his presidential
00:53 guard in late July.
00:55 He's since been under house arrest in the capital, Niamey.
00:58 If found guilty, Bazoum could face the death penalty, according to Niger's penal code.
01:03 West Africa's Eko-Wos regional bloc has ordered the deployment of a standby force and imposed
01:09 economic sanctions, which the junta has denounced as illegal, inhumane and humiliating.
01:14 (whooshing)