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The arrests were orchestrated by Vice President Assimi Goita, who led last year s coup that overthrew former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. They resigned, their release was scheduled, we have nothing against them, said Goita aide Baba Cissa.
Ndaw and Ouane s whereabouts will be kept secret to protect their security, Cissa told Reuters. He declined to detail any plans for their replacement.
Goita ordered their arrest after a cabinet reshuffle in which two fellow coup leaders were sacked from their posts.
He has promised that next year s elections will go ahead. But on Thursday his legal advisor Youssouf Coulibaly suggested this commitment was not set in stone.