Guinea: In Guinea, the Prosecution Asks for Life Sentences allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Massacre trial in Guinea: the prosecution asks for life sentences justiceinfo.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from justiceinfo.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The appearance of defendants in the September 28, 2009 massacre trial, which has been widely broadcast, has captivated Guineans for several weeks, with two effects. The wide exposure has given this historic moment the importance it deserves, but has also put the court under pressure.
In Guinea’s capital Conakry, the trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre started symbolically thirteen years after the crime, with a grand opening and a three-hour hearing. This is an exceptional judicial event for Guinea, with a former head of state in the dock.
The former Guinean leader Moussa Dadis Camara and five of his co-defendants were sent to prison on Tuesday, before being tried from Wednesday for the abuses committed in a stadium in Conakry on…