00:00The trial of Malian commentator Yusuf Bathili, known as Ras Bath, and activist Ross opened on August 10 before the
00:08Bamako Court of Appeal,
00:09with both denying accusations of criminal association and undermining the state institutions.
00:14The first hearing focused largely on audio recordings presented by prosecutors as evidence.
00:20Ras Bath, who has been in provisional detention for nearly three years, rejected the charges against him
00:26when asked in court whether he admitted to the accusations, he answered no.
00:31Meanwhile, the activist Ross told the court that her social media posts and public remarks
00:36were meant to alert authorities to rising prices and costs of basic goods, but not to destabilize the institutions.
00:43Prosecutors say the two were linked through repeated media appearances,
00:46including two interviews in which Ras Bath invited Ross onto his show.
00:50The defense disputes that interpretation and has asked for the audio recordings to be removed from the case.
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