It is a double sanction, the announcement of which caused a sensation on March 29, 2022. It targets two senior officials who had posted a dispute in the public square: the President of the Court of Appeal of Conakry and the High Commander of the gendarmerie.
Monday, Alphonse Charles Wright, the prosecutor of the Court of Appeal of Conakry, gives a press conference to denounce a series of dysfunctions. In a curt tone, he accuses Balla Samoura, the High Commander of the Gendarmerie, of interfering in legal affairs which do not come under his jurisdiction.
As a reminder, Balla Samoura is one of the influential men of the CNRD, in power. The prosecutor accuses him of having arrested and kidnapped former senior politicians loyal to Alpha Condélike Kalil Kaba, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs who, according to his lawyers, spent two days in the premises of the military justice department without having been officially summoned and above all without having access to his advice.
The magistrate then reiterated these accusations in a prime time broadcast on Tuesday morning: “ We do not claim prerogatives, the law does. We can negotiate everything, except the law. »
In the evening, a pithy decree from the Minister of Justice announced the immediate suspension of Alphonse Charles Wright ” for misconduct “.
In the process, Balla Samoura was also suspended. This time, the sanction comes from the junta. Late in the evening, Sidiki Camara, the Minister Delegate to the Presidency in charge of National Defense read a decree on the national channel. He announces the suspension of Balla Samoura for ” non-compliance with instructions relating to public speaking “.
Clearly, he is accused of having responded to the magistrate’s accusations through the press. Balla Samoura was justified in particular to local media, explaining that his status allowed him, according to him, to act as a judicial police officer.