Military council in Mauritania was close to the toppled president
Mauritania, Politics, 8/6/2005

The military council for "Adalah Wal Demoqrateyah" ( Justice and democracy) in Mauritania, which is led by Col. Weld Muhammad Faal, announced it will assume governance of the country for a period of two years.

Since a long time, Faal has been considered one of the close allies to the toppled president. He took part in the coupe which brought the toppled president al-Taye to power in Mauritanian in 1984, and had the post of the security leader in Mauritania for 20 years.

The group also include the commander of al-Taye guard. A mater which proves that the peaceful coupe came from inside of the circle that was close to the president, contrary to earlier coupe attempts.

Faal received a message from the Moroccan King Muhammad VI through his envoy Muhammad Yassin al-Mansouri who on Friday. Well-informed sources said that Weld al-Taye might have sought political asylum in Morocco, which is one of the few states in the region which did not comment on the coupe.

Worthy mentioning that the UN, France, USA and Tunisia deplored the coupe while the African Union suspended Mauritania's membership and called for returning Weld al-Taye back to authority.

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