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Guinea's ex-military ruler jailed over stadium massacre
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| Contributor | Juan Croniqueur |
| Last Edited | Juan Croniqueur Jul 31, 2024 03:59pm |
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| Author | Paul Nje |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 31, 2024 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A court in Guinea has sentenced former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity.
The charges stemmed from one of the worst massacres in the nation's history - the killing of more than 156 people after troops opened fire at a rally held in September 2009 to demand a return civilian rule.
Camara took power in a coup when long-time President Lansana Conté died in 2008, but he fled the country after surviving an assassination attempt not long after the massacre.
He returned from exile in Burkina Faso in September 2022 to face justice, insisting that he was innocent. |
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