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After his arrest, a prerecorded statement by the former Prime Minister was released weatherbug assign you jumped, get them up, but going to go my fellow, talk to stony by the time this message will reach you, they would have arrested me and i wont be in jail. I have one request from you, an appeal of what you do not sits in your homes and partly what several im doing is not for myself. Im doing it for more practice tonys and for you to do for your childrens pets of future. A good off of who can you and the kind of, if you do not stand up for your rights, you live like slaves, slaves have no lives at their own long slaves. The like, its on the ground. A come all hide or has the latest from islam of that to the former Prime Minister of august on m. Ron con, or the address, stayed from his residence in the city of la hollywood. Then taken by a roar to another city, known as a task which is about 85 kilometers from head were then dissipated that they would be sent to r d. I like j richards in broadway brain day. I couldnt take care of it, so im about not very far from yeah, i hate party. Ive got to accusing the tartar gauge of this thing. Him as if he were dead. It is complaining that he was at off stop. Now, of course, the guard said that he was indeed a good day. All for cut off practice is that why are they coming out of a dry gourd known as the solve our district guard immediately after that hit that came into effect. Now thatd be broadcast across the country. However, because most of its Party Leadership in gain operating, particularly military dr. Duddy acura in so far has not been very large. However, people have come out and they operate, testing the Party Leadership progressing that they much maintain a lawyer in order that nature. Norcross, the limits, nor did the lawyer into their own ad. And of course, this will cost on search and deal with august on political good care, given the fact that within the next few days, the ruling coordination government will handle to a care take a government come out of the data. If some of the earlier, my colleague brought mathis and spoke to pakistan, the Prime Minister, sharepoint and duncan study minister sherry romano, he asked or whether the government is concerned by accusations of the case against him. Wrong kind is politically motivated. I dont think they can be political engineering on how people think and what they want to do with their time with their vote, with their support. Thats not something we can interfere with. What he is doing is see really and citing people devices to mom pilots. Hes huge too much use. Again, this is a modified and a my part is founding the to have been extra introduced should even hang. But at no point, did the people, sparky, or any Democratic Party ever think of trying to love forms and im did it to your institutions or burn up public ambulances because they were angry because they are above the law. So they seem to take another kind of law applies to them and, and the kind of living, you know, the status is and adopting was kind of a sort of sense of self indictment and you, thats just not how it works. And even the word i want to ask you in regards to the Upcoming Elections that pakistan is going to be facing, understand the characters of government is about to be put into place, given the fact that they, the leader and much of the leadership, im many of the support as large numbers of support as of what is widely regarded as the most popular positive impact. Hassan are either in jail or facing jail or are facing other charges. How difficult is it going to be to convince voters and focused on the democracy . Does still exist if the predominant Opposition Party essentially is being divided and splits out. So i dont think any of that in the world. Uh, you know, i think youre fine. But anyway, and what is the predominant Opposition Party when theyve been so many other or, or willing but to have we ever towards that or anywhere in the world . Can any party get to be with a burning looting vote, but Big Properties the are public, marta. Im minutes, the veterans are committed 3 institutions. I dont think thats considered a politics anywhere in the world from there. I mean at least as i understand its a wrong kind, is facing more than a 100 legal cases involving corruption and terrorism. He says theyre all politically motivated in april, last year he was ousted in a no confidence both after his Coalition Partners deserted him. 6 months later, pakistans Electoral Commission disqualified con, from running for Public Office for 5 years, citing what it called corrupt practices. Con, in thousands of supporters then set off on what they described as a long march to islamabad to demand early elections. He was shots in an attempt to this estimation last november, police attempted to arrest con in march this year, but those warrants were later cancelled. And he was arrested again in may, but Pakistans Supreme Court ruled that illegal our correspondence to sound a bench of a spoke to him, or on con, after his previous arrest, back in may and concept that the court cases against him are politically motivated. What is behind all this the medium and the stablish from the petrified reflections. Why are they petrified . Because every service is b, b, d, i will get to touch the majority the moment their elections. Now to avoid the elections, even before this, that 145, the cases on me criminal cases. A man whos northern this country for 50 years had never had one case coming to the case. So if you understand the reasoning by what is going on right now, this douglas went and the medium bodies. Then you will know they use this as a pretext to actually crush media who wanted an ex general to become the army chief instead of the current, find your new peasant mean, whos accused by your political opponents of engineering you into power. This is a game a mix, and this width was floated by general budge. Why . I never a year before the a, a part of the army. I never even thought about who should be the army jeep for started, but from zillow says, i didnt know any of the other contenders, but i knew general budget was trying to else be he was already, i knew that does that the conspiracy was going on. I should have been removed in because i would have been notified in, but despite knowing all that i decided i said, im not going to fail with them. And so the whole, all im saying is that what is happening right now is not because of the its nothing i have done to it that guides the, the army chief. That is something he has on me. And he has a case which i dont know that im not finding any regrets. Good. You have done things, but look if i, if i go to johns again, i would only take government if i have a clear majority. I come up with a strong majority. Because without that, i would the most important thing for bug a son to get out of this economic mess we are in, or the full stop political message is only one thing. Google. Google floor can only repeat, be implemented when you have a buffer Government Club majority is around 100, essentially for, for pockets on what is in, right. And what is focused on the future with, or without a problem. I dont know what you know, im not that are going to present, you know, believe that without the, the country wants to live. But all i know is that by struggling for 27 years. And the main just of the struggle is that what i saw when i went to the thing then that i discovered that without rule of law, countries, you know, dont prospect if you dont have democracy. So the key to a, a, a Civilized Society is what everyone is equal before the law. Unfortunately, bug is fun from its beginning. Has the law of the jungle, the buffalo bucket law, and book the order. If people dont have access to justice and societies like that good never a prospect, the entire developing world is bored. Not because of lack of resources because they dont have justice. The, the french government says it will firmly support efforts by the west african original group equal was to reinstate new jersey to post the president s west african nations gave cool leaders until sunday to give up power and returned to civilian rule. The regions defense ministers have drawn up a plan for possible military intervention, Victoria Gate and the reports west African Defense jeeps meeting in nigeria to finalize a plan for a possible intervention. If negotiations, we finish as cooley does remain, deadlocked that there is a c d 7. This, by the way, all these at least you know the middle. I dont know the dishwasher. There is a full revision who need to do . Remind gianni says you werent bound to pressure and its promising a peaceful transition to democratic elections. Hes want any military intervention when we met with force. Lets say the Economic Community of West African States will echo us faces a challenge. Its an uphill climb. Nothing easy about it, and we do have the risk of a regional war here because we have the share molly and regina, possibly backed by russia, which may be going up against 11 countries of equal watts, which nobody wants. And thats why all these calls for negotiations. Jerry is one of the worlds poorest countries and relies heavily on Financial Support from west and back is an echo us based of that aid has been frozen because it, because prices for basic goods. The soaring there are also rolling power costs after nigeria costs electricity supplies of moses once you set them up. Well, frankly, i felt it in my pocket. And right now where we are, were all sticking up because in a months time, whats it going to be like . Thats the question when they mature. Even before, because more than 3000000 images, 26000000 population were facing acute suits, shortages. So much the nations have caught a tanisha, worsening the humanitarian situation in the country west for an a makes up 40 percent of its budget. Victoria guys in b l g 0 until it lives on his b spokeswoman for the French Ministry for europe and foreign affairs. She says that frances, supporting mediation efforts of the situation, the night jerry spacing today is actually a small group of officer that i take her into a stage and look at the democratic democratically elected president , a president by sue. They also waging a very, a very, the higher repression against Civil Society drill known as a free media as well. Uh, you know, different Political Parties that have been arrested and through all these the last week. So this is the situation that the International Community to day thing is unacceptable, and thats what a cool us has been saying for a week. Now weve the summit of the heads of state just a week ago. That designed isnt we to very strong measures on the put useful them to renounce the crew and, and over a power to the elected to the democratically elected president , president of su, su, of the International Community said it has a whole because its not just frost that actually supports a cost efforts to go back to consitutional older. Its the u. S. D u, the u. N. Weve the Un Security Council that expressed itself a just a week ago to condemn attempt to and civil support the region in its efforts to bring back 90 to the constitutional all the 1st. We have to support a cross efforts in the mediation efforts that they have been a, you know, doing for the last few days and you know, that there wasnt delegation yesterday and yeah, i mean its by the next president , the former president and 9 terry and president so im just telling me about car, it will enter the language and you know, the to go and speak with the boot, chased and led them to the conclusion that they are actually do not even pass. And that issued a and over the power back to the elected president. So this is the time we are in doing meant and all, if its from the International Community, should converge in supporting this mediation effort is Bernard Smith is in paris for more on this. Brendan, would france join it a potential military action from equal was so friends said it firmly supports echo offers position the French Foreign ministries at the future media. Im a stipulate to the entire region is at stake. Hold funds is not said, it is not said whether it will or it wont support any military intervention. We know that from military experts in the region, that could be an echo aust. Echo us could call up a around a troop numbers around the 1000 troops from its members to launch any operation to restore the democratically elected government in niger and, but its not said whether its willing or not to take part. A Catherine Colona was meeting with the, the nigerian and the jerry and Prime Minister and buses of friends earlier on today. And then she said she, uh, issue of how the supports uh, full, the restoration of the democratic, a democratic nancy president s. And they have, as we all know about, eccles ultimate, some they have to hand over power by the end of some they have to return pub by the end of sunday. Or they risk with military intervention, which back almost as it has a plan for their, for us being the former colonial power in that part of the world in a new year. Specifically, theres, theres, theres a good deal of skepticism about whats in it for france, and what is frances interest in all of this . So tell us from, from powers this point of view, whats at stake here, as well as all the french have been gene to say that its not only that, that hes interested in the restoration of the democratic elected president. But also the United States of your opinion in the and i to king a level. So put out the same goals, but of course, friends, mines uranium in new job. I live in the, in the back country of new java. And also it has these 1500. 00 troops present the front of at least 2 bases and new shad how the series of ministry accords with the governments that military jumps has withdrawn from those of course. But of course, forensics recognizes the deposed president and with those of course they govern the how from says military. What it does in the weather is to defend the security of new jack or operating this, a heil rage, and that involved in the attempts to quell be ill kind of, i still related groups or thriving me in this chaos. So if the 2 main sayings on the democrats agree that you present is not restored to power, then it will be very hard for friends to stay in need. Yeah, because it would have to co operate on the security level with the military jump. So while on the other hand, denying it such as missing, Bernard Smith reporting from powers, thank you very much. Of course the ending joins us from acura. Hes the director of the faculty of research of the coffee and on enters International Peacekeeping central crazy. Its, its great to have you back on the show from a military standpoint. What are we looking at here . Because today is a saturday evening news, your time and the deadline. The echo was imposed deadline is sunday, so they say after sunday, if a power has not been handed back to civilian government, they will launch a military operation. So do you expect to see senegalese soldiers, nigerian troops, etc. Storm down the streets of nam may to rescue mohammed bosom to no. Absolutely not. Right, and i think this is the terrible mistake that it was successful. States made in big connect, straight and searching a deadline without consulting get military cheeks. So the military to supplement, they looked at the options under please the intervention. At the very last i said ive been bounced off the nigeria. I understand its, i said, no, im not up to this. And i think increasingly the revolution thats a soft rock for me. Dition is that much because shes probably the biggest problem. The middle, somebody in france is not without thing to bring a solution. Brent interest about right. The interests of the people of the shit. And this increased not routine located the, you know, this conception that we still need to call the shots. Its fun, acceptable. And quite a few views. Wesley distribution in, you know, actually no problem. So just letting it go, watch, friends have actually standing behind the go. Us on this, say equal was doing the negotiation equal was, has this military threat . And france is actually not said that they would join in any potential military action. Well, it has been a couple of friends to keep quiet. The french clues, like by the weekend, where can you say that to you for the assume which team was fine . The some religious feelings to france. I find that even when its me its, well, its pretty tough that relationships as quantum shows and like, its great to draw a bomb dish. So why this is where this product was to the west. The better option is no big company or transfer