Karim Keita

Karim Keita is accused of having used his position as chairman of the National Assembly’s Security and Defense Commission to embezzle defence spending, secure bribes, and redirect contracts to his associates. Through his father, the former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Karim Keita allegedly arranged to remove officials who did not support his corruption from their positions. Additionally, Keita supposedly used defence funds to bribe other officials in support of the 2018 re-election of his father. He is the object of an international arrest warrant from Interpol in connection with an investigation into the disappearance of a journalist in 2016. After the coup ousting his father from power, he fled to Côte d’Ivoire. [1] [2]

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IDENTIFYING INFORMATIONFormer president of the Security and Defense Commission of Mali’s National Assembly, CEO of Konijane Strategic Marketing, and son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
DATE OF BIRTH31.08.1979
PLACE OF BIRTHParis, France
NATIONALITYMali
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCECôte d'Ivoire, Mali
FULL NAMEKarim Keita
FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S)Karim
ALIASES-
FAMILY MEMBERSIbrahim Boubacar Keita - Father ;
Aminata Maïga - Mother ;
Boubacar Keita - brother ;
Rokhya Sidibé - Spouse ;
Issaka Sidibé - Father in law
FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONSNone
SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED OVERSEAS PROPERTIESUnknown
SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES
Konijane Strategic Marketing
SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO BANK ACCOUNTSUnknown
SANCTIONS REGIMESUS Global Magnitsky Sanctions [1]
START OF SANCTIONS09.12.2022 [1]