Guinea to prosecute ousted president Alpha Conde for murder
- The former leader is among 27 ex-senior officials accused of assassination, torture, kidnapping and other crimes during his time in office
- Conde, 84, was toppled last year in a coup by mutinous soldiers amid anger at his successful bid for a third term
Guinea said Wednesday it would prosecute former president Alpha Conde, who was toppled in a military coup last September, for murder and other crimes committed during his time in office.
Conde is among 27 former senior officials who face prosecution for “murder, assassination and complicity”, according to a document given to journalists by prosecutor Alphonse Charles Wright.
Other alleged crimes include detention, torture, kidnapping, disappearances, rape and other sexual abuse and looting.
The list of names includes a former president of the constitutional court, ex-speakers of parliament, a former prime minister and many former ministers, legislators and heads of the security services.
In a message to AFP, Wright, who was appointed by the junta, said the prosecution was launched following a complaint filed in January by the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), an umbrella group that had spearheaded protests against Conde.
The documents given to journalists appear to focus on alleged crimes committed in the last two years of Conde’s presidency.