Italy: In jail, the Malian singer Rokia Traoré awaits judgment

In a authorized dispute together with her ex-husband over the custody of their daughter, the Malian singer Rokia Traoré was arrested on Thursday 21 June in Italy. In jail since then, she has been ready to search out out what her destiny is.

Behind bars, the singer Rokia Traoré is briefly in entrance of the courts

Malian singer, Rokia Traoré has been behind bars in Italy since final Friday June 21. She was arrested at Fiumicino airport as she ready to grace the Music Competition after a European arrest warrant was issued towards her by the Belgian justice system.

For good purpose, the Malian artist was sentenced to 2 years in jail by Belgian justice in 2023 for not representing a baby to the individual in cost. Rokia Traoré and her ex-partner, the Belgian participant, Jan Goossens have been arguing for years concerning the custody of their daughter, who’s now 9 years previous.

Imprisoned in Civitavecchia jail, a couple of hundred kilometers from the capital in Rome, the Malian singer is ready to search out out about her destiny. She can be introduced earlier than a choose at Rome’s Court docket of Enchantment to find out whether or not she can be detained or launched. Whereas she was ready for her trial, Rokia Traoré acquired a go to in her cell from her lawyer, Maddalena Claudia Del Re, and the Ambassador of Mali to Italy, HE Aly Coulibaly.

In line with her lawyer, her shopper is just not ashamed and has robust morale. “She desires to guard her rights and the rights of her youngster. She is looking for an answer to this case which sadly broken her profession. She is in an excellent way of thinking. She could be very robust, combating and clever., she says. Earlier than explaining: ”I discovered it superb. She could be very controversial. She is considering defending the rights of her daughter who continues to be in Bamako”.

As for Rokia Traoré’s former associate’s lawyer, Jan Goossens, he defined that his shopper proposed a “new household settlement” that will reconcile the 2 views concerning the custody of their daughter in the course of this dispute. Nevertheless, in keeping with the Belgian lawyer, this feature was rejected by the singer.