Moussa Mara’s trial for undermining the credibility of the advise has been scheduled for September 29, his attorney acknowledged Friday.
The varied offence is spreading spurious files.
The charges were introduced quickly after Mara’s questioning by a judicial cybercrimes unit.
He had been summoned several times for questioning in July over a social media post expressing cohesion with government critics who were jailed.
Human rights teams get criticized Mali’s horrified democratic plan since army rule returned in 2020.
The country’s junta has since banned political parties and detained activists in an are trying to shut down criticism over its human rights file, the facing of the war towards Islamist militants and requires elections.
Mara served as Mali’s high minister for nine months in 2015.
He has been a vocal critic of the militia government.
