Guinea: Ex-dictator found guilty of crimes against humanity

Guinea: Ex-dictator found guilty of crimes against humanity
Moussa Dadis Camara, and several other former military leaders, were found guilty of crimes against humanity for their role in a stadium massacre in 2009. Camara was sentenced to 20 years in prison.CRIMEGUINEA

Moussa Dadis Camara, and several other former military leaders, were found guilty of crimes against humanity for their role in a stadium massacre in 2009. Camara was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

A court in Guinea sentenced former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of crimes against humanity on Wednesday.

Camara and others were charged with murder, rape, torture and kidnapping stemming from the the massacre of more than 150 people at a pro-democracy rally in 2009.

“It is appropriate to declare Moussa Dadis Camara guilty of crimes against humanity based on the responsibility of the upper hierarchy,” president of the court Ibrahima Sory II Tounkara said.

Several other former military commanders were also found guilty of crimes against humanity over the incident. Some of them were handed life sentences.

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