Former Guinea-Conakry dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, freed from prison this Saturday morning by heavily armed commandos, has been caught and sent back to jail, the military and his lawyer said.
“Captain Moussa Dadis Camara was found alive and unharmed and taken back to prison,” Army Information Director (Dirpa) Ansuman Toumani Camara told AFP, without specifying the circumstances of the arrest.
One of the former president’s (2008-2009) lawyers, Jocamey Xaba, confirmed in a brief conversation with AFP that his client is back in the cell.
According to the director of Dirpa, only Colonel Claude Pivy remains undetected among the three or four men – depending on the sources – taken from the prison during the special operation.
Peavy is “actively wanted,” the same official said, ensuring the fugitive “has no chance of leaving the country as Conakry is isolated” after the government ordered border closures.
Camara and a dozen former soldiers were responsible for a series of murders, torture, rapes and kidnappings on September 28, 2009, at a stadium in the suburbs of Conakry.
At least 156 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
According to the report of a UN (United Nations) commission of inquiry, at least 109 women were raped.
In 2021, the Republic of Guinea was the target of a new coup d’état, which saw Colonel Doumbouya sworn in as president, promising to transfer power to elected civilians within two years, starting in January 2023.
A group of opposition parties and organizations said the commitments had not been met, warning of a “rebirth of dictatorship.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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