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Moussa Dadis Camara: Guinea's ex-military ruler on trial over stadium massacre
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| Contributor | Juan Croniqueur |
| Last Edited | Juan Croniqueur Sep 28, 2022 02:00pm |
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| Author | Nicolas Négoce and Cecilia Macaulay |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 28, 2022 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Guinea's former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara is going on trial over one of the country's worst massacres.
Capt Camara returned from 12 years in exile to "clear his name which has been dragged through the mud", his lawyer told the BBC.
More than 150 people were killed, and women and girls were raped at a 2009 protest against military rule.
"I was raped, assaulted, floored by a soldier who even asked me if he could cut off my arms," one woman said.
"I can no longer lift my arm", 63-year-old Anissa, not her real name, told the BBC. She is a former member of an opposition party.
"I had the shoulder blade broken, the foot split, they had to sew that up. My hips were split."
Ten other former officials are going on trial alongside Capt Camara, who is charged with having command responsibility over the soldiers who carried out the alleged crimes. |
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