00:00Former Malian Prime Minister Musa Mara has called for national unity and reconciliation
00:05after being released from prison where he served a one-year sentence.
00:11In a video posted on Sunday, Mara urged Malians to show greater humanity and empathy,
00:17saying lasting unity can only be built on truth.
00:21I forgive and forgive me, he said, appealing for reconciliation after a year in detention.
00:27Mara was in prison for expressing support on social media for other detained political figures.
00:35He also voiced concern over the disappearance of his lawyer and politician Montag Toll,
00:41who was abducted from his home by armed masked men in May and has not been seen since.
00:49Mara's release has been welcomed by relatives, political allies and supporters.
00:55However, he has not commented on his political future months after Mali's ruling junta dissolved all political parties and political
01:04organizations.
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