Ivory Coast: on the second day of the Duékoué-Carrefour trial, witnesses accuse Ouérémi
During the events of 2011, more than 800 people were massacred in Diakoué.
Here, Ivorian soldiers patrol the streets of the city on July 22, 2012. AFP - SIA KAMBOU
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In Côte d'Ivoire, the second day of Amadé Ouérémi's trial before the Abidjan criminal court.
This trafficker from western Ivory Coast is suspected of being one of the architects of the massacre in the Carrefour district of Duékoué on March 28 and 29, 2011, during which more than 800 people were killed during the capture of the city by the pro-Ouattara forces.
This Thursday, a dozen witnesses were heard.
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With our correspondent in Abidjan,
Pierre Pinto
At
the opening of the debates
, the president asks the accused a clear question: "
Who gave the order to attack Carrefour
?"
"
It is Losseni Fofana
", replies Amadé Ouérémi, thus incriminating "
Loss
", one of the main rebel zone commanders reigning in the West, and who
would have orchestrated his arrest in 2013
.
At the helm, Amadé Ouérémi reaffirms that he did not participate
in the killings on March 28 and 29, 2011
and that he remained behind.
He repeats that he is a simple "
element
" of the group of Lieutenant Coulibaly de Kouibly, himself under the orders of "Loss".
A militia leader
However, most of the 11 witnesses interviewed present Amadé Ouérémi as a militia leader feared for several years in the region, from a petty mechanic to a rich planter and a feared trafficker.
All accuse his men
of abuses at Carrefour at the end of March 2011
.
Militiamen who, after having surrounded the neighborhood, allegedly stormed it, looting, raping, murdering men and boys.
Before the war, "
when his wives went out into town, they were always escorted by several armed men
", testifies a pastor whose teenage son was murdered during the massacre.
Resumed on April 1
Returning to the days of
March 28 and 29
, a witness said: “
I saw him carry out his operations in person.
He had four men to protect him.
I'm sure it was him
”.
Amadé Ouérémi still denies it.
The trial will resume on Wednesday April 1.
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