# Moussa Mara received a two-year sentence for political speech

Date: 2025

Mali's national cybercrime court convicted former prime minister Moussa Mara and imposed a two-year prison sentence, one year of which was to be served without parole, after authorities prosecuted social-media statements supporting political detainees.

## Drivers

- Goïta junta and AES break: https://factrail.ai/drivers/goita-junta-and-aes-break

## Sources

- https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/29/convicted-in-mali-for-expressing-unwavering-solidarity
- https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026/country-chapters/mali

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/moussa-mara-convicted-2025