Reports from the Court of Auditors and the Auditor General, but also from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had pinpointed overbilling and numerous anomalies in two cases dating back to 2014. Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, and former Minister of Economy and Finance Bouaré Fily Sissoko were placed in prison. Something that raises mixed reactions on both sides.

Following the indictment and detention of former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, and former Minister of Economy and Finance Bouaré Fily Sissoko, reactions are very mixed in Mali. There are those who encourage this transparency operation carried out by the Supreme Court, and those who denounce irregularities in the procedure, fearing instrumentalization. Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga and Bouaré Fily Sissoko were caught up in two cases dating back to 2014: that of the purchase of the presidential plane of former President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta, and that of military equipment contracts. Combining the two, we are talking about more than 130 billion CFA francs. Sory Ibrahima Traoré is among those who welcome the ongoing operation. President of the Front for Emergence and Renewal in Mali (Fer-Mali), an association created in support of the transitional authorities. He "congratulates the Malian justice" and speaks of a "courageous act", about the reopening of the file relating to the problem of the country's military equipment. This enthusiastic support is not shared by all observers. Brahima Konaté, Deputy Secretary General of the Malian Association for Human Rights (AMDH), remains on guard about respect for the law.