Incarcerated since June, first in Italy then in Belgium since her judicial transfer, Malian singer Rokia Traoré will be released. She was in conflict with the father of her 9-year-old daughter over custody of the child who lives in Mali and was sentenced to two years in prison for “failure to represent a child”. A third hearing took place on Wednesday January 22 at the Brussels courthouse, and the judge decided to release him.
With our correspondent in Brussels, Pierre Benazet
Malian singer Rokia Traoré, incarcerated since the end of November in Brussels as part of a conflict with her Belgian ex-partner over custody of their daughter, will be released, lawyers for both parties announced on Wednesday January 22. “ Today, Madame Traoré finds freedom “, declared his lawyer, Me Dimitri de Béco.
-For several weeks, Rokia Traoré and the father of her daughter, Jan Goossens, had initiated mediation to resolve the question of custody of their 9-year-old daughter, who lives in Bamako. Her father claims not to have seen her since he left for Mali several years ago. It was the absence of Rokia Traoré and her daughter during the hearings five years ago which caused the singer to be sentenced to two years in prison in 2023.
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