Marou Amadou | |
|---|---|
 Amadou in April 2019 | |
| Minister of Justice of Niger | |
| In office 21 April 2011 –2 April 2021 | |
| President | Mahamadou Issoufou |
| Prime Minister | Brigi Rafini |
| Preceded by | Abdoulaye Djibo |
| Succeeded by | Abdoulaye Mohamed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1,1972 Falmey,Niger |
Marou Amadou is a Nigerien politician and the former Minister of Justice of Niger. [1]
He was appointed as Minister of Justice and Government Spokesman on 21 April 2011. [2] as soon as Mahamadou Issoufou took office as President of Niger..
Marou Amadou on November 16, 2013 announced that Niger arrested around 30 people, including defence and security personnel, as part of a crackdown on human traffickers after the bodies of dozens of migrants were found in the Sahara desert. [3]
He was a human rights activist and President of United Front for the Protection of Democracy (Front uni pour la sauvegarde des acquis démocratiques) ,FUSAD.
He was arrested for calling for protests against the referendum and President Tandja’s rule, in August . Following a judicial decision, he was released the next day but immediately rearrested. He was charged with "running an unauthorized association". He was released on bail in September [4] .
on January 25, 2010, the Niamey Appeal Court sentenced Mr. Marou Amadou to a suspended three-month prison sentence for “regionalist propaganda”. The lawyers of Mr. Amadou, who was accused of “participation in the creation and/or administration of a non-declared association”, “inciting the defence and security forces to disobey” and “conspiracy against State authority”, filed an appeal before the Supreme Court. The case was subsequently closed. [5]
