Mali Soldiers are demanding a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and have agreed to release the ousted president, Ibrahim Boubacar.
This was according to sources in a visiting West African delegation and the rebel soldiers.
Last week’s coup – Mali ‘s second in eight years – followed months of protests, calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s resignatoon.
The call came on the heels of growing public discontent with the government over the collapsing economy and a brutal Islamist Insurgency.
“The Mali Soldiers have affirmed that they want a three-year transition to review the foundations of the Malian state.
“This transition will be directed by a body led by a soldier, who will also be head of state,” a source in the ECOWAS delegation told AFP after talks with the junta.
“The government will also be predominantly composed of soldiers under the proposal.”
According to report, the Malian soldiers have agreed to free Keita, detained along with other political leaders since the coup on Tuesday and he would be able to return to his home in the capital Bamako.
“And if he wants to travel abroad for medical treatment, that is not a problem.” they added.
Prime minister Boubou Cisse, who has been held with Keita at a military base outside the capital where the coup began, would be moved to a secure residence in the city.
While the coup was met with international condemnation, thousands of opposition supporters celebrated the president’s ouster in the streets of Bamako.
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