Terry Holohan, chief executive of the Australian mining company Resolute Mining Ltd., has been detained by Mali’s ruling junta, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Holohan and several other company executives were taken in for questioning on Friday, 8 November, in Bamako, according to various sources, who requested anonymity as they were not authorised to speak publicly.
Based in Perth, Australia, Resolute Mining declined to comment. A representative from Mali’s Ministry of Mines also declined to respond when reached by phone. The story was first reported by AFP.
They are being questioned over suspicions of false evidence and misappropriation of public goods, said a Resolute executive on condition of anonymity.
