In the trial of the Conakry stadium massacre, the civil parties have been heard since February. Among the 11 accused of the repression that fell on the opposition on September 28, 2009, causing more than 150 deaths, Moussa Tiegboro Camara was particularly implicated during the last hearings. At the material time, he was Secretary of State in charge of the fight against drugs and organized crime.
With our correspondent in Conakry, Matthias Raynal
In his story, facing the court, Tiegboro had given himself the beautiful role. Last October, he had denied any participation in the massacreclaiming on the contrary to have saved certain leaders: Mr. Abdoulaye Bah, do you know that your testimony undermines the idea of any rescue of leaders by Commander Tiegboro and others. »
“ Mates at the stadium »
The one who calls into question the version of Tiegboro, it is Abdoulaye 3 Bah, bodyguard of the leader of the UFDG, Cellou Dalein Diallo at the material time. On Tuesday, he was questioned by the lawyers for the civil parties: “Were the political leaders not subdued at the stadium? “. “At the stadium, he saw the opposition leaders being beaten up by the red berets, under the impassive gaze of Moussa Tiegboro Camara”he says in pularwhile an interpreter provides the French translation.
Showdowns
” You also said that Tiegboro’s men obeyed him when he gave them orders, yes or no? “. To which the former manager replied: “He alone could save all the leaders and let no one be beaten”.
After the civil parties, the witnesses will be called to the bar, then will come the time for the confrontations. Tiegboro will have the opportunity to respond to these accusations.
► Read also : RFI archives on the violence of September 28, 2009 in Guinea