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Guinean Ex-President Camara Reportedly Recaptured, Returned to Prison After Armed Jailbreak
Guinean Ex-President Camara Reportedly Recaptured, Returned to Prison After Armed Jailbreak
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Camara came to power in a military coup in 2008. In 2009, he survived an assassination attempt and left Guinea for Burkina Faso to seek medical treatment... 04.11.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Moussa Dadis Camara, the former president of Guinea, has been apprehended and returned to prison on Saturday, following what appears to be a jailbreak orchestrated by an armed commando, according to media reports citing the country's army and Camara's lawyer.During the initial operation, which resulted in intense gunfire in the capital city of Conakry, at least one other former official who was standing trial alongside Camara for their involvement in a 2009 massacre was also apprehended, according to Guinean Justice Minister Charles Alphonse Wright.In a daring jailbreak earlier in the day, former Guinean leader Moussa Dadis Camara and three accomplices escaped from the main prison in the capital, the country's justice minister confirmed. The incident led to heightened security measures and the immediate closure of Guinea's borders.The escape took place amid heavy gunfire in Conakry's Kaloum district, with the announcement by Minister Wright coming hours later.A group of armed people reportedly stormed the prison in the early hours of Saturday to free Camara. Among those who escaped with the former coup leader were Claude Coplan Pivi, Moussa Tiegboro Camara and Blaise Goumou, former members of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), a military body formed after Camara's 2008 coup. All four fugitives were being held on charges related to a horrific stadium massacre in 2009, during the CNDD's rule, in which 157 peaceful demonstrators lost their lives.Minister Wright vowed to find the fugitives and hold them accountable, saying he was determined to ensure justice was done. According to the minister, the closure of the country's borders is aimed at preventing their escape by crossing into neighboring countries.Local residents reported gunfire in the early hours of the morning, followed by increased security and blockades in the Kaloum district, according to media reports.Former coup leader Dadis Camara seized power in a 2008 coup and led the country for two years, shortly after the death of longtime ruler Lansana Conte. He spent 11 years in exile before returning to Guinea in late 2021.In the 2009 stadium massacre, which sparked the charges against Camara and his associates, Guinean security forces fired on peaceful demonstrators opposed to his bid for the presidency in the 2010 elections.While the Guinean government had previously sought to prevent Camara's return from exile in Burkina Faso to avoid political unrest, a military government took control of the country in September 2021, opening the door for his homecoming to "clear his name which has been dragged through the mud," according to his lawyer.During his court testimony last year, Camara denied responsibility for the stadium massacre, claiming he was asleep at the time and only learned of the deaths later in the day.
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Guinean Ex-President Camara Reportedly Recaptured, Returned to Prison After Armed Jailbreak
15:11 04.11.2023 (Updated: 17:58 04.11.2023) Muhammad Nooh Osman
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Camara came to power in a military coup in 2008. In 2009, he survived an assassination attempt and left Guinea for Burkina Faso to seek medical treatment. Camara and his associates were indicted in 2015. After years in exile, he returned to Guinea in 2021.
Moussa Dadis Camara, the former president of Guinea, has been apprehended and returned to prison on Saturday, following what appears to be a jailbreak orchestrated by an armed commando, according to media reports citing the country's army and Camara's lawyer.
During the initial operation, which resulted in intense gunfire in the capital city of Conakry, at least one other former official who was standing trial alongside Camara for their involvement in a 2009 massacre was also apprehended, according to Guinean Justice Minister Charles Alphonse Wright.
In a daring jailbreak earlier in the day, former
Guinean leader Moussa Dadis Camara and three accomplices escaped from the main prison in the capital, the country's justice minister confirmed. The incident led to heightened security measures and the immediate closure of Guinea's borders.
The escape took place amid heavy gunfire in Conakry's Kaloum district, with the announcement by Minister Wright coming hours later.
A group of armed people reportedly stormed the prison in the early hours of Saturday to free Camara. Among those who escaped with the former coup leader were Claude Coplan Pivi, Moussa Tiegboro Camara and Blaise Goumou, former members of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), a military body formed after Camara's 2008 coup. All four fugitives were being held on charges related to a horrific stadium massacre in 2009, during the CNDD's rule, in which 157 peaceful demonstrators lost their lives.
Minister Wright vowed to find the fugitives and hold them accountable, saying he was determined to ensure justice was done. According to the minister, the closure of the country's borders is aimed at preventing their escape by crossing into neighboring countries.
Moussa Tiegboro Camara, another CNDD member, has already been recaptured, the minister revealed.
Local residents reported gunfire in the early hours of the morning, followed by increased security and blockades in the Kaloum district, according to media reports.
Former coup leader Dadis Camara seized power in a 2008 coup and led the country for two years, shortly after the death of longtime ruler Lansana Conte. He spent 11 years in exile before returning to
Guinea in late 2021.
In the 2009 stadium massacre, which sparked the charges against Camara and his associates, Guinean security forces fired on peaceful demonstrators opposed to his bid for the presidency in the 2010 elections.
While the Guinean government had previously sought to prevent Camara's return from exile in Burkina Faso to avoid political unrest, a military government took control of the country in September 2021, opening the door for his homecoming to "clear his name which has been dragged through the mud," according to his lawyer.
During his court testimony last year, Camara denied responsibility for the stadium massacre, claiming he was asleep at the time and only learned of the deaths later in the day.
