Burkina Faso s former president Blaise Compaore, the main accused in a long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, will boycott the upcoming proceedings, his lawyers said on Thursday.
OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore will boycott a trial opening next week on the assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, where he is the main accused, his lawyers said on Thursday. “President Blaise Compaore will not be attending the political trial that is being staged against him at the military court of Ouagadougou, nor will we,”
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