Trial of September 28 in Guinea: Moussa Tiegboro Camara unfazed by the charges
Defendants in the trial of the massacre of September 28, 2009 in Guinea before their judges, September 28, 2022. AFP - CELLOU BINANI
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On the fifth day of the hearing, Moussa Tiegboro Camara appeared again on Tuesday, October 11 before the criminal court of Dixinn.
Without ever acknowledging the charges against him, the former Secretary of State in charge of the fight against drugs and organized crime remained imperturbable.
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With our correspondent in Conakry,
Matthias Raynal
In a black suit with the shape of the shoulders reminiscent of a military uniform, Moussa Tiegboro Camara responds with mortuary to the questions of the lawyers of the civil party.
The waves of questions, always the same,
have been sweeping over him since Monday
, without ever succeeding in destabilizing him.
He received no orders on September 28, 2009, he went to the stadium out of "
soldier's duty
" when he learned that shots were being fired there.
The version of the former Secretary of State does not vary.
Once there, he says, it was he who exfiltrated the political leaders to take them to a health center in Conakry.
He saw no corpse, witnessed no rape... The one who was still in charge of the special services, not long ago, knew nothing.
"
Witnesses saw you on the lawn with your men
," says a lawyer.
“
Confront me with these people, bring the proof.
I did not go inside the stadium
, ”retorts Tiegboro.
With this firm tone, the accused takes up the questions of the lawyers, discusses their wording.
He begins his sentences with "
I'm going to repeat myself
", "
as I said yesterday
"... He gets impatient.
“
You quickly found the political leaders, wasn't it part of a well-planned operation that you went to the stadium?
asks a lawyer.
"
It's up to you to prove it!"
“, taunts the defendant.
Moussa Tiegboro Camara is accused of having participated with his men in the killings at the Conakry stadium on September 28, 2009.
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To read also: RFI archives on the violence of September 28, 2009 in Guinea
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