Identifier
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09NIAMEY227
2009-04-06 06:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Niamey
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FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU RETURNED TO PRISON FROM

Tags:  PGOV SOCI NG 
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R 060657Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY NIAMEY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4942
INFO RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 3497
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0804
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
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RUEHLMC/MCC WASHDC
UNCLAS NIAMEY 000227 

DEPT FOR AF/W, AF/RSA, AND DRL/EA
ACCRA ALSO FOR AF/WA
PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
DEPT PLS PASS USAID FOR AFR/W

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV SOCI NG
SUBJECT: FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU RETURNED TO PRISON FROM
HOSPITALIZATION FOR MALARIA

Ref: a) Niamey 00163, b) Niamey 00214, C) 08 Niamey 00632

UNCLAS NIAMEY 000227

DEPT FOR AF/W, AF/RSA, AND DRL/EA
ACCRA ALSO FOR AF/WA
PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
DEPT PLS PASS USAID FOR AFR/W

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV SOCI NG
SUBJECT: FORMER PM HAMA AMADOU RETURNED TO PRISON FROM
HOSPITALIZATION FOR MALARIA

Ref: a) Niamey 00163, b) Niamey 00214, C) 08 Niamey 00632


1. On April 2, Government of Niger security forces returned former
Prime Minister Hama Amadou to prison from Niamey National Hospital
at 4:00 a.m., where he had been since March 11 due to an attack of
malaria (Ref A). Amadou's lawyers have lodged a complaint before
the judiciary complaining that the GON's actions constituted
"failure to assist a person in danger" and a violation of a court
order, which had brought him to the hospital without subsequent
certification that he was medically fit to be returned to prison.


2. Local media reports indicate Amadou's physician had sought his
medical transfer to Paris for further treatment, which allegedly
includes attention to his known hypertension. Accounts also
maintain that Amadou was transferred on a stretcher. Others claim
that Amadou received hospital care during the time of President
Sarkozy's visit (Ref B) to avoid inquiries as to his disposition.


3. Comment: Amadou, a potential presidential candidate, has been
held at Koutoukale prison since June 26, 2008 (Ref C),in what is
widely regarded as a case of political marginalization through
selective prosecution for corruption.


4. Minimize considered.

Whitaker