[Guinea] Strategic developments: Other

Other: On 28 March 2025, the head of the CNRD, the Guinean junta, has granted a presidential pardon in Conakry (Matoto, Conakry) for health reasons to Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, the former head of the military junta in power from 2008 to 2010. Scenes of jubilation were reported in Conakry and Nzerekore, his home region. He was released from the central prison the same evening 8 months after his conviction and while his appeal process was still pending. He had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity and for his direct responsibility in the massacre of political opponents in a stadium in Conakry on 28 September 2009. At least 156 people were killed and hundreds injured, in the crackdown on an opposition rally in and around the Guinean capital's sports arena, according to the report of a UN-mandated international commission of inquiry. At least 109 women were also raped. The UN, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Guinean Human Rights Organization (OGDH) have called for the presidential pardon to be revoked. The European Union reminded that the captain is still under sanction in Europe. Some Guinean political parties denounced the impunity of blood crimes in Guinea.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-03-28

Country

Guinea

Event type

strategic

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