Former Guinean dictator Dadis Camara was released from prison in Conakry on Saturday by a group of armed men, the government announced, ordering the closure of the country’s borders.
This morning, some residents and traders in Conakry told Agence France Presse (AFP) that automatic gunfire had been heard and that no one could enter or leave the center of the capital without knowing the reason at the time.
Subsequently, the Guinean Minister of Justice, Charles Alphonse Wright, announced that Dadis Camara had been liberated by a group of armed men.
According to the director, former soldiers Claude Pivi and Blaise Goumou have also escaped from prison.
“We will find them and those responsible will be held accountable,” Wright assured local radio.
Camara and a dozen former soldiers are responsible for a series of murders, torture, rapes and kidnappings committed on September 28, 2009 in a stadium on the outskirts of Conakry.
At least 156 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
According to a report by the commission of inquiry commissioned by the UN (United Nations), at least 109 women were raped.
In 2021, the Republic of Guinea was the target of another coup, which led to Colonel Doumbouya being sworn in as president and promising to hand over power to elected citizens within two years from January 2023.
A group of opposition parties and organizations denounced the failure to fulfill commitments and warned of a “rising dictatorship”.
Source: DN
