GUINEA: Opposition Says “No” to Gov’t. Dialogue Meeting and “Yes” to March on Thursday, May 2

OPPOSITION PROTESTER TELLS IT LIKE IT IS DURING MARCH PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION IN BRUSELS

Article from guineenews.org , translated via Google into English, editing by Guinea Oye

The Opposition is not joining the Prime Minister for the dialogue meeting: “We will send a letter,” says Lansana Kouyate

posted on April 28, 2013 at 6:22 p.m.

The standoff between the government and the opposition continues to harden. Mistrust and suspicion in the political pond in our country are exacerbated by the publication of a presidential decree, on Saturday, April 13, 2013, calling the electorate to the polls on June 30. Since then, in both statements and speeches, disagreements between the two movements are growing. The international facilitator [Said Djinnit] appointed by the Secretary General of the UN on the eve of the publication of this decree has, for the moment, got a non-violence agreement among parties that has “lived” since the time of his signature. The march of April 25 was more dramatic than the previous (April 18), leaving one dead and several wounded, some by live ammunition, observers reported.

Another initiative of the international facilitator, after his round of visits with stakeholders, is the revival of the political dialogue. The Prime Minister sent a letter to the opposition at the beginning of the weekend requesting a resumption of talks on Monday, April 29 with the Prime Minister. The opposition takes exception to the Government’s refusal to rescind the decree setting the date of elections for June 30 which obstructed dialogue and release of opposition marchers arrested who were exercising their right to protest. The main opposition leaders decided on Sunday to refuse to participate in a dialogue with the government until these preconditions are met. According to the procedure, opposition leaders will dispatch a letter to the Prime Minister. “We will send our spokesperson [Aboubacar Sylla] to respond to the letter from the Prime Minister,” said the president of the SARP, Elhadj Lansana Kouyate, who was reached by phone overnight on Sunday.
Concerning our question about the purpose of the spokesman of the opposition attending the meeting with the Prime Minister — will he represent the opposition or only to file the pposition’s reply letter, Lansana Kouyaté said: “We send our spokesperson to deliver to the Prime Minister our response letter notifying him that we will not participate in dialogue as the conditions obstructing our participation have not been removed. ”

These conditions, according to the opposition, are the decree calling the electorate to the polls on June 30 and the release of opposition activists. 

Furthermore, we learn that the opposition will not participate in current electoral actions and will not file any application for candidates in the June 30 election, being certain that it will succeed in preventing the holding of parliamentary elections under current conditions. Another week of uncertainty begins!

The opposition is involved in preparations for the net march which will be on Thursday, May 2, along the Fidel Castro Highway, we learn.

Nouhou Balde
Conakry, Guinea
224.669.13.13.13

Opposition March Update 4-25: Plain- Clothed Police Infiltrate Crowd, Police Tear Gas March Cutting it in Half and Opposition Leaders Give Conde Hell in Speeches

photo: aminata.com

According to africaguinee.org, police presence in Bambeto was light as well as along the march route. Yet, as often is the case, there were provocations near Conde’s RPG party headquarters near Hamadallye. Several people were injured. The RPG announced earlier that it was closing its headquarters to make sure their supporters were not involved in skirmishes. Police set off tear gas into the opposition march, cutting it in half. It appears that marchers cut off from the front of the march had little choice but to turn around and go back home. When you see pictures of the rally, double the number of protesters.

This follows a scenario the government has used for the last couple of years during opposition marches – RPG supporters initiate an attack on opposition marchers, usually with stones, the security forces blame the disturbance on the opposition and respond by throwing tear gas into the march, resulting in the march being cut in half.

Aminata.com says marchers are reporting that police in plain clothes have infiltrated the march. Now we know why the presence of uniformed police along the route is less than normal. Also:

“Despite the registered seat of the RPG arc-en-ciel clashes that saw a large number of activists have to turn back in a strong human tide expected at the opposition rally at the stage on September 28. The main opponents of the regime of President Alpha Condé in all sternly denounced the will of those in power to hold fraudulent elections, found Aminata.com.

In front of thousands of activists, Aboubacar Sylla, spokesman for the opposition, argues that the government continues to organize “rigged elections, a real sham election.” That’s why he added, everyone must stand up and refuse “this sham election for our country.”

For its part, Boubacar Barry UNR, invited the president to behave like a Mandela as he had promised during his inauguration. Diallo, head of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), spoke about the youth engagement.“Young Bambeto reassured me, everyone is reassured that you do not fight for money, you fight for the establishment of democracy,” said Diallo. According to the former Prime Minister, it is the turn of a table that disputes including the choice of the operator can be solved. According to him, the event this Thursday has mobilized more than one million activists Before inviting Guinean citizens to mobilize, Diallo, predicted that “the next walk will be on the highway” Fidel Castro.”

AMINATA.COM

Guinea March Update: After His Release from Jail this Afternoon, Opposition Leader Tolno Gives First Hand Account: “They Have Beaten Us in a Very Barbaric Manner”

From guineenews.org

Translated into English via Google with editing by Guinea Oye

“They have beaten us in a very barbaric manner.”-– Opposition leader, Pascal Tolno.

Charles Pascal Tolno, leader of the opposition party – PGG who was arrested without cause at opposition march today in Conakry.

GUINEENEWS

posted April 18, 2013 to 14h3

Shortly after his release from the Directorate of Judicial Police (DPJ), Dean Charles Pascal Tolno returned home. Breathless still from the experience, the Dean of the opposition would not soon forget what happened on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Especially when the procession of protesters, prevented from continuing on Highway Fidel Castro wanted to take the ramp that connects to Hamdallaye:

“They attacked our vehicle — I do not know what happened with the other vehicles. However, they attacked our vehicle. I was with Aboubacar Sylla, spokesman for the opposition and other young executives of the opposition. In total, there were five (5) persons in the vehicle. They beat the body guard and driver, they broke all the windows of the car and warped doors . They abused us in a very brutal way when they extracted us from the car. They took me by the head and feet. They took everything we had in our pockets. money, my phone . They took everything and they left! .”

And, the identity of their “attackers?”  Mr. Tolno did not hesitate in his response: “These are POLICE OFFICERS … who know us very well and who insulted us by speaking in ways we could not have imagined.”

“During our transport to the police station, the police in the van with us were violent. One of them gave me a shot. Once Inside the police station, the CMIS, I received a blow to the chest and was injured, all in view of, and with the knowledge of, the Colonel … “.

“When we were transferred to the Directorate of Judicial Police (DPJ), as soon as we saw the Guinean minister for Human Rights, Gassama Diaby, the tune of the police changed saying that we had not suffered violence. It was Mr. Diaby who got us released.”

GUINEA DIALOGUE: Opposition Chooses Its Mediator – Salifou Sylla, Still Waiting for Gov’t. Choice and Selection of Mediator from the International Community

Today, the opposition submitted to Prime Minister Fofana’s office, the name of Salifou Sylla as its choice for mediator. The government is supposed to announce the name of its mediator shortly. And, then the most interesting step is choosing a mediator from the international community. The opposition expressed a distinct preference to a have a mediator from either ECOWAS or the African Union. Guineenews.org is reporting that a likely candidate for the position of international mediator is General Lamine Cisse, a Senegalese national. He was Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Office for Peacebuilding in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) from 2007 to 2011.

Background on Salifou Sylla can be found in the following article from aminata.com [translated via Google with editing by Guinea Oye]

The opposition’s choice for mediator in the crisis is Salifou Sylla

Posted on March 21, 2013

Opponents gathered within the collective, ADP and CDR brought their choice on a former Minister of Justice under Lansana Conté’s administration to conduct the negotiations. Their choice is Salifou Sylla, who currently serves as amember of the National Council ofTtransition (CNT) which functions as Guinea’s parliament.

Reached by telephone by Aminata.com Aboubacar Sylla, spokesman for the opposition this Salifou Sylla like a man who has proven experience. “He was a minister of justice, he was Ambassador of Guinea to Paris. He participated in the drafting of some of our constitutions. He always had a measured position in the electoral process. So we trust him,” said the leader of the Union of Forces for Change.

For Aboubacar Sylla, the former minister has no affiliation with party of the opposition. “We looked for a facilitator who is not necessarily of our political parties, who is able to inspire our confidence as well a others,” he adds. The former Minister of Communication indicated that the opposition had called some people to serve as mediator. “There are some that were also proposed, but they said they were not available. We thought the ambassador Rafiou Barry, who was a member of the mediation of Archbishop Gomez, who resigned because he saw the drift over time of the committee. There are also Hadja Aicha Bah. It has emerged a group of names, finally, our choice fell on Mr. Salifou Sylla, “he says.

Alpha Oumar Diallo, Aminata.com
alphaayatoullah@yahoo.fr
+224 66 62 25 24

GUINEA UPDATE March 7: The “Waste of Time” Mtg. Part 2, Postponement of Burials of Opposition Murdered by State, Attacks on Radio Stations, and Conde’s Balaclava Brigade Pays Visit to Journalist’s Home

Government Dialogue Meeting with Guinea’s Political Class

The second government dialogue meeting with the “political class” takes place this morning. The meeting is chaired by Prime Minister Fofana. The opening meeting of the dialogue was held earlier this week on Monday, March 4. The opposition sent a delegation consisting of opposition spokesperson, Aboubacar Sylla, and two other representatives. The opposition considered the meeting to be a “waste of time” because Conde was not interested in a true dialogue between himself and participants. The same delegation will represent the opposition today as well. More information as it becomes available.

Burial of Martyrs Murdered by the State

Yesterday was to have been the burial of the youth who were killed by state security and RPG members during and after the February 27 march. The head of the National Transition Council, Rabiatou Serah Diallo, and religious leaders paid Cellou Dalein Diallo, opposition leader, a visit earlier in the week to ask him to postpone the planned burial procession that would involve several thousand Guineans. According to Rabiatou Diallo and the religious leaders, it would be dangerous to have so many people on the streets after such intense violence in the country. Cellou Dalein Diallo agreed to the postponement, but not for long, it appears.

IFJ condemns attacks on radio stations in Guinea-Conakry

6 Mar 2013 14:24

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday, 5 March 2012, has condemned the attacks on two private radio stations in Guinea.

According to Union of Free Radio and Television of Guinea and other independent sources, the Planet FM and the Renaissance FM stations were attacked on Friday 1 March and Sunday 3 March 2013.

Shots were fired at parts of Planet FM’s recording studio as an opposition leader was being interviewed, while other acts of violence targeted the premises of Renaissance FM at night. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

“We condemn the attacks and call on authorities in Guinea to investigate these incidents, arrest perpetrators and bring them to justice,” said Gabriel Baglo, IFJ Africa Director.

Political tensions have risen ahead of legislative elections due to take place this year in Guinea. The IFJ recalls the importance of safeguarding the safety and security of journalists in the course of their work, thus promoting press freedom which is one of the pillars of a democratic country.
Source: allAfrica

Political crisis in Guinea: Journalists targeted

Posted on March 7, 2013

Sociopolitical crisis that shakes Guinea for some time, is getting worse.

After the march of the Guinean opposition has recorded that there are 9 dead and over 100 injured by gunshot, the violence takes another disturbing turn.

It is now journalists who are subject to targeted attacks. This is the case of our colleague, the Director of the weekly publication “The Challenge” and “bête noire” of the regime of Professor Alpha Condé, Thierno Mamadou BAH, was targeted in night of 6 to 7 March.

Indeed, according to our information, the home of our colleague has been the subject of a visit by the least unexpected — men in uniform, armed and masked. The guards providing security at the journalist’s home have long dealt with unexpected visitors.

The first (journalist’s guards) stationed inside and the second (the masked men) outside held an extensive exchange. According to one of the guards, “the people there wanted to know if the boss is there. As we could see them from a device that has to watch out here without being seen, we realized that there were many and we heard Malinke and Konia (Guinea Oye not: Konia is a region along the border between Guinea and the Ivory Coast, where Donzos (hunters) mercenaries, who have been involved in several attacks in Guinea against Peuls, are from). Since I am Malinke and Sousou is my second language, we addressed them in our languages, to let them know that Mr. BAH would not be coming home tonight and that he has not been sleeping here for 6 days. We asked what was the problem?

They told us that our boss is against the government and they will find him and kill him. They said to tell him to stop writing against the teacher (Guinea Oye note: Conde is called “the professor”) and stop talking to the Planet FM radio and RFI. They told us that we were not worthy of being Malinke and Sousou and we should not work for him. We pointed out that we work for a security company. They leave.

This testimony from one of the guards who guard our brother demonstrates the seriousness of the situation.

This alarming visit suggests that this was a kidnapping attempt and it adds to the attempted assassination of our brother Mandian Sidibé, Executive Director of Planet FM has been on 3 March.

Sidibe’s program is fully political, and a violent force of bullets rang through the the premises of the radio Planet FM. Also, note that our colleague, Nouhou Baldé from guineenews.org was attacked by thugs armed with clubs and stones.

Journalists who are critical of the government and independent are no longer able to freely practice their profession. Is this not a decline in democratic achievements? To be continued!

Opposition Says Conde Dialogue Was “Waste of Time.” Gov’t. Invites “Cast of Thousands” to March 7 Dialogue to Ensure Nothing Accomplished Except Stringing International Community Along.

Two articles:  first from opposition describing Monday’s meeting and second from the Government announcing second dialogue scheduled for March 7, translated into English via Google with editing by Guinea Oye.

Dialogue (What Dialogue?) Between Opposition and Alpha Conde: It’s a Waste of Time!

Created Monday, March 4, 2013 3:09 p.m.

“Dialogue” between Conde and Opposition, Monday, March 4, 2013, early in the morning, the spokesman of the Opposition went to the Presidency to respond to the call for “dialogue” launched by the President of Guinea , Mr. Alpha Condé. The envoy of the Opposition, Aboubacar Sylla, had a clear message to deliver to Alpha Condé. However, the meeting was a non-event. As the English say, it’s a waste of time.

Indeed, Aboubacar Sylla, president of the UFC, was nominated by his colleagues in the opposition political parties gathered around the Collective, ADP and CDR to first listen to what Alpha Conde had to say, then delivering a message from the Opposition.

The message of opposition to the President and his government was as follows:

1. all those arrested should be released without conditions;
2. the government must take the burden of care of all the injured and victims;
3. all those who have lost their properties and businesses should be compensated;
4. an investigation should be opened following the violence that led to the death of persons, injuries and loss of property;
5. Electoral Commission shall suspend all its activities;
6. all previous applications of the Opposition must be met (starting Waymark & Sabary Guineans vote and abroad, among others).

But Conde was only three short sentences to tell the Opposition:

1. “I pledge to hold free and transparent elections”;
2. “I will ask the Prime Minister to hold a dialogue framework”;
3. “I thank all those who came” to this meeting.

The meeting is over.

The ‘novelty’ in this encounter between the “great historical opponent”(Conde) and the representative of the Opposition was the presence of transhumant: Béla Saliou Diallo. So, Alpha Condé invites Saliou Béla to host. The meeting itself has produced nothing. Alpha Condé has categorically refused to give a response to the message of the Opposition. And we’re still talking about dialogue. If he, as president of all Guineans, behaves this way in a crisis, what can the Prime Minister bring to the meeting? In times of crisis, we must not lose time. It should not be a weekend to rest or to sleep at night. If there was the political will on the part of Alpha Condé to find a lasting solution to this crisis, he should begin by being frank and conciliatory. Until then, it remains intractable.

Meanwhile the Guinean president plays roulette as violence is reported in several other cities, including Mamou, Labe and Dalaba. In the capital, Conakry, clashes between residents and neighborhood security forces have resumed.

International mediation remains an urgent solution for Guinea. Since the Guinean president is unable to manage the crisis, and his behavior towards his opposition is atypical in itself. This indicates that a third party must be sought urgently to find a suitable solution.

To be continued. 
UFDG-Online.

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By inviting a cast of thousands to March 7 meeting, the Government ensures that nothing will be accomplished at this meeting which is just the way it wants it.

 

STATEMENT: Alhassane CONDE, Ministre de l’Administration du Territoire et de la Décentralisation

The Minister of Territorial Administration has issued a statement on Tuesday stating that the framework of consultation and dialogue on the political situation is finally available. Here is the press.

Following the instructions given by his Excellency the President of the Republic, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization inform political leaders of the opposition (ADP, Collectif, CDR), the Presidential Mouvance and Central the Executive Board of INEC, Republican Institutions, Ambassadors, Representatives of International Organizations, Civil Society, Religious leaders as part of consultation and dialogue on the political situation in general and the electoral process in particular was set up this Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

This framework will hold its first meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 2 PM in the People’s Palace in the auditorium of the high chairmanship of the Prime Minister Head of Government.
An invitation letter will soon be sent to all stakeholders.
The Prime Minister reassures all stakeholders and ensures that everything will be in place to ensure that this the framework is the most appropriate possible for dialogue and calm discussion and useful in the interest of mutual understanding, peace and the completion of the transition by organizing free and fair elections to be born and live in a united Guinea, egalitarian, democratic and just.
Conakry, March 5, 2013

Alhassane CONDE, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization

Conde Meeting – What is the Worst that Could Happen after Senseless “Kumbayah” and Gov’t.’s Meaningless Pledge for True Dialogue? Having to Shake Conde’s Bloody Hand

In the  photo below, opposition coalition spokesperson, Aboubacar Sylla shakes Conde’s hand. Hopefully, the opposition will not bother with such meetings in the future because Conde is using their presence as a ruse to get an “atta-boy “from the international community.

Hopefully, the opposition will turn its attention to the important things such as figuring out how to arm residents in Peul-opposition neighborhoods so they can defend themselves.

While this meeting was taking place, Conde’s forces were setting buildings ablaze, attacking unarmed citizens and kidnapping youth from their homes in the Fouta.

Alpha Condé encounter opposition and promises a framework for consultation

Posted on March 4, 2013

After meeting with opposition leaders this Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Palais Sékoutouréyah as announced, President Alpha Condé promises a framework for dialogue in a short time with any political tendency which will be chaired by the prime minister head of government, Mohamed Said Fofana.

This meeting’s main objective was to restore serenity, peace, do so as the willingness of each other is realized by concrete acts very forthcoming negotiations with the Prime Minister had the presence of representatives of the presidential, the opposition called republican, centrist members of the government and those of the Office of the President of the Republic under the presidency of Alpha Condé.

At the end of the meeting of political parties and the president, who 1h 30mn, different leaders have lent our questions, including the spokesman of the group, ADP and CDR, Aboubacar Sylla representing the parties opposition called Republican, the center, Jean Marie Doré, the presidential Dr Kake Makanera.

Aboubacar Sylla representative of the collective, ADP and CDR, gives his impression: “We have responded favorably to the invitation of the head of state which I had the honor of chairing the delegation. At this meeting, there is no debate, just positions that each and others have expressed regarding the collective, ADP and CDR, we recalled our claims including those that have been partially met regarding the partial reconstitution of INEC and those we willingly relinquished for the moment, because we considered that it was necessary to highlight the key demands that contribute to the implementation of the future parliament.

Continuing, he said that they emphasized the need to change operator and technical Waymark was chosen under opaque flagrant violation of a law which is the public procurement code and the vote Guinea is right for them.

He also took this occasion to deplore the violence that had linked these days and says he presented the results “macabre” of violence to the authorities, namely the seven dead, over 20 injured and hospitalized, some are in critical condition nearly 200 wounded more or less light, of an unspecified number of arrests and the destruction of property.

For him, they asked what was all the injured were taken over by the state and those that are based directly or indirectly from this sad event in recent days that they are brought before the courts competent. And felt as hard as compensation compensation should be implemented for all those who have suffered violence.

Mr. Sylla behalf blocks that represented said to be available to go to a frank and sincere dialogue, but he says before asking that the international community is involved in the resolution of the crisis in Guinea, because all ombudsmen who have invested in bringing positions between the parties were all forced to throw in the towel, new laments Aboubacar Sylla dressed imam.

His part Jean Mari Dore say, they reminded President Alpha Condé’s unfulfilled promise of November 15, 2011, which is the regular meeting of political parties.

According to him, this lack of consultation, dialogue and expulsion of opposition political parties and power have led to extreme stances that caused the events that have occurred because the dialogue was evacuated.

Kake Makanera for the Head of State reiterated his desire to get above the fray to enable Guinea to emerge from this transition is long term. He reassured each other to create a dialogue that will benefit all Guineans. The movement welcomes this position and during said meeting wherever consensus not work referred to in the law before called on political parties in opposition to more responsibility.

For its part, the government spokesman, Albert Camara Damantang, after congratulating all those who were present at the meeting, which he said is extremely important, said they welcomed the commitment of all those who were present to restore social peace and achieving together to free elections, transparent and inclusive and also noted the willingness of all stakeholders to comply with the law, he suggested and asked all political actors have a responsibility to call their activists met peacefully.

In any case, political parties waiting in the hours or days ahead that arrangements are made for a real debate is established for Guinea so this transition is long term.

Oumar M’Böh / Aminata.com
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Oumarmbo38@yahoo.fr

Opposition Rally 3/24: In Spite of Government Roadblocks, Freedom of Speech and Assembly Combine for a Successful Gathering

It is unfortunate that the opposition, before it could hold its meeting, had to deal with Conde administration roadblocks designed  to prevent the gathering.  First, there was  the ruse about the mayor of Matam not receiving the opposition’s request to use Bonfil stadium on March 17.  After  security forces prevented opposition supporters from entering the stadium on the 17th, the opposition re-applied to use Bonfil on  March 24.  The Conde government refused this request, but suggested the opposition could use the Coleyah stadium instead, a well-known stronghold of Alpha Conde’s RPG party.

But, the show did go on!  Thousands of opposition supporters gathered in Coleyah stadium, the leaders gave their speeches, and Conde’s security services, while ample in number, kept their distance.

The following pictures (from ufdgonline.org) tell the story.

Guinea Junta Summons Opposition Leaders before “The Independent National Commission of Inquiry”

Guinean investigators summon four opposition leaders

APA Conakry (Guinea) The Independent National Commission of Inquiry investigating the sponsors and other actors of the repression of the radical opposition’s demonstration on 28 September in Conakry decided on Tuesday night to summon four prominent personalities of the Forces Vives Forum of Guinea.

These people summoned to give an account of events include two former prime ministers, Sidya Toure and Cellou Dalein Diallo, respectively president of the Union of Republican Forces, and the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea.

Opposition spokesman Jean Marie Dore and secretary general of Guinea’s Union for Progress and Aboubacar Sylla president of the Union of Forces for Change and also in charge of the communications committee of the Forum Forces Vives of Guinea are the other two leaders.

In his speech on state media on Tuesday night, the president of the Independent National Commission of Inquiry reassured the public about his commitment to uphold the principle of presumption of innocence in order to guarantee the rule of law.

This is the second time Sidya Toure is summoned by this commission of inquiry. He left the country since the Inter-Guinean talks began on 3 November in Ouagadougou and had not honoured the first summon.

Yet, Toure is accused of having played an important role in the 28 September opposition demonstration.

For, it is reported that he spoke to junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara on the eve of the protest march at 1am.

During this conversation, the Captain had asked him to postpone the event. But the former Premier allegedly replied that he could not reach his companions at such a late hour, few hours before the onset of the march.

In addition, Drugs and Crime minister Commander Tiègboro Camara has reportedly asked Sidya Toure to stop the demonstration at once by the gate of the 28 September stadium on the very day. But the former Prime Minister did not pay heed.

For Cellou Dalein Diallo, he was among the group of opponents who include Sidya Toure, François Lonseny Fall, Mouctar Diallo, Mamadou Baadiko Bah who went to the house of Jean Marie Dore in Donka located in downtown Conakry, to draw up the opposition’s strategy for the unfolding of the demonstration.

The former Prime Minister had been battered and injured during the repression by the red berets (presidential guards). He was then evacuated to France, via Dakar. Also, his home and that of Sidya Touré and Jean Marie Dore had been ransacked.

The summoning of Jean Marie Dore is related to the fact that the radical opposition met early that morning in his home, 1km from the stadium. In addition, he is the official spokesperson of the Forces Vives of Guinea and also leader of the Union for Progress of Guinea.

Regarding former Communication Minister Aboubacar Sylla, he is one of the writers of the letters that the Civil Forum sent to various departments informing them of the event.

Sidya Touré and Cellou Dalein Diallo are currently living abroad.

The national investigators have already heard the mayor and two superintendents of the town of Dixinn where the repressions happened, and the first Vice-President of the Union of Democratic Forces, Oury Bah.

Similarly, they have questioned the ministers of Youth and Sports Fodeba Isto Keita, Drugs and Crimes Tiegboro Camara and finally second lieutenant Amadou Dia of the Belle-Vue central police station who saw the station being set on fire.