Mali arrests four senior employees of Canadian mining company as it presses firms for more taxes

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Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial mining sector to pay millions in additional taxes.

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Barrick Gold in a statement Tuesday confirmed that four employees at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had been charged and awaited trial after their arrests Monday evening.The company said it rejects the charges but did not say what they were. Malian authorities refused to comment on the arrests. “Mali is likely to continue to using detentions, arrests and even charges against mining executives to compel foreign-owned companies to comply with new regulations and generate short-term funds," Beverly Ochieng, an analyst at the Control Risks Group consulting firm, told The Associated Press.

 

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