The preliminary investigation into the blood crimes perpetrated in Guinea during the presidency of Alpha Condé continues. After hearing the alleged victims, it is the turn of senior officials of the regime to appear before the investigators. Around thirty of them are implicated in this case for accusations, among other things, of “ assassination, torture, rape, kidnapping and destruction of property “.
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From a judicial source, several members of the government and presidential teamsAlpha Conde have already been interviewed by the joint commission of inquiry, including the secretary general of the presidency Kiridi Bangoura, the Minister of Security Albert Damantang Camara, his colleague from the Territorial Administration Bouréma Condé, as well as the police chiefs, Ansoumane “Bafoé” Camara and Fabou Camara.
In total, 26 regime officials are being prosecuted, including Alpha Condé himself, exiled in Turkey since the 2021 putsch. All are accused of having played a role in the repression of demonstrations during the former leader’s two mandates. of State, notably in 2020, during the protest against his third term.
Me Thierno Souleymane Baldé represents more than 260 families and relatives of alleged victims. “ There are some, he describes, who at this point still have bullets inside their bodies. They could not have the financial means to undergo surgery to remove the bullets. Many of them have no support from their families, since the children who helped them were murdered. Many of these victims also worked either in their shops, in their stores, and suddenly, there was […] the police came to destroy all their property, they found themselves with nothing at all. These are very sad stories. »
According to NGOs, opposition parties and civil society organizations, more than 200 people were killed during Alpha Condé’s presidency between 2011 and 2021.
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