NIAMEY, Niger — A party spokesman says that Niger's main opposition leader was released two and a half hours after he was arrested and questioned by police.
But Hindatou Mamane, the information secretary of the country's opposition Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, says their leader's release is conditional. He says police told opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou that he would be brought back for further questioning.
Issoufou's arrest late Tuesday is the latest in an escalating power struggle in the desert nation. Issoufou was taken into custody just after he lashed out at the country's president, who is trying to change the constitution in order to stay in power.
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But Hindatou Mamane, the information secretary of the country's opposition Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, says their leader's release is conditional. He says police told opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou that he would be brought back for further questioning.
Issoufou's arrest late Tuesday is the latest in an escalating power struggle in the desert nation. Issoufou was taken into custody just after he lashed out at the country's president, who is trying to change the constitution in order to stay in power.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
