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Mali: the family of journalist Olivier Dubois deplores "a year of nothingness" and calls for his release

2022-04-08T07:15:52.473Z


Journalist Olivier Dubois, kidnapped in Mali on April 8, is the only French hostage held by a terrorist group.


Olivier Dubois, a journalist who collaborated with

Liberation

,

Le Point

and

Jeune Afrique

has been held in Mali for a year.

He is, to date, the only Frenchman detained by a terrorist group.

On April 8, in Gao, in northern Mali, henchmen of the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), one of the main Sahelian terrorist groups, kidnapped him.

Since then, "

all efforts have been made, tirelessly, by the various competent services of the State to obtain his release

", guarantees the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release.

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The Élysée "

assures

[the family]

of its unwavering support, of its compassion in this painful ordeal and of the full mobilization of State services to put an end to this unbearable confinement

" and of "

France's condemnation of all forms of terrorism

”.

With our colleagues from

FranceInfo

, Olivier Dubois' sister, Canèle Bernard, deplores the lack of communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "

It's a year of nothingness

".

Received twice at the Quai d'Orsay, the family did not obtain information on his whereabouts or his state of health: “

Each time, these meetings took place after interventions in the media.

What bothers us is having to go through the press to get a reaction from the government.

Why is the silence so total about his situation?

“, adds his sister.

For the ministry, "

in terms of terrorist kidnapping, discretion is an essential condition for the effectiveness of State action and the safety of our compatriots held hostage

".

A tireless work is carried out by our diplomatic teams, our military and the competent services

“, had already assured Emmanuel Macron on January 11 during his wishes to the press.

The family published a video on social networks showing several personalities such as journalists Elise Lucet, Gilles Bouleau and Florence Aubenas but also actor Yvan Attal, as well as a petition ending with: "

this is why we ask the French Africans to sign this petition to free Olivier, who is a French victim of terrorism abroad

”.

Source: lefigaro

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