Guinea: 12 years after September 28, victims appeal to new authorities
The September 28 stadium in Conakry (illustrative image).
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In Guinea, 12 years ago, soldiers under the regime of Captain Moussa Dadis Camara perpetrated the worst massacres ever committed in one day against opponents and members of civil society opposed to the military regime which wanted to prevent the leader's candidacy. of the junta.
Twelve years later, still in search of justice, the victims appeal to the new Guinean authorities.
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With our correspondent in Conakry,
Mouctar Bah
The victims who still have a heavy heart.
They believe that they have never benefited from the support of the old regime.
Some accuse the former president of immobility.
“
Yes, it is the regime of Alpha Condé, he was among the organizers of September 28.
He was one of those who recommended that we go to the September 28 stadium, he was opposed to the military regime,
”explains Aissatou Bary, one of the direct victims of September 28, 2009.
Touré Kadiatou Camara survived thanks to the support of her husband while others were rejected by their families.
"
There are women who have not had moral support, they have lost their homes, they have been stigmatized within their families, within their loved ones, they have not had the courage to talk about this. that happened to them,
”she says.
"We ask the new reparations authority and that never again what happened to us happen again, that never again that other women are raped in Guinea, never again that young people be killed and disappear without their parents cannot mourn, ”she adds.
On that day in this historic stage of September 28, 157 Guineans were massacred by soldiers and
109 women were raped,
according to statistics from human rights NGOs and the UN.
Opening the September 28 trial would really be a strong act to make this transition a new start for Guinea.
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