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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Guinea: 32 arrests following the assassination of an anti-Ebola team

25-09-2014 at 9:01 p.m.

media A man in uniform protection against Ebola virus in Guinea. © RFI / Claire Hédon
In Guinea, since the sad events on September 16 in the town of womey near N'Zérékoré where villagers killed eight people on a mission to raise awareness against the Ebola virus, the forces of defense and security were deployed in the region and have made dozens of arrests. The Guinean authorities have promised to give a lesson to those who committed the murders.
Thirty-two people were arrested in Guinea in connection with the killings last week in womey in southeastern Guinea. Eight members of a shift in awareness campaign on Ebola, including political, administrative and staff responsible media, were killed.
Thirty-two people are behind bars, the main accused of the killing, a trader womey 38 years, and others who have encouraged local people to revolt against the official delegation led by the then Governor of Forest Region Lancei Conde. They have, for the most part, were arrested while trying to flee to neighboring Ivory Coast.
In a press statement, the Guinean Minister of Justice, Cheick Sacko, affirmed the determination of the Guinean government. "In this case, the government to which I belong will go through. I promise to do justice and to charge the price guilty of this inhuman tragedy, "said the minister.
For now, these defendants are held N'Zérékoré, the regional capital, and are subject to interrogations before the prosecutor. A total of ten judges who are appointed to hear this case qualified as "exceptional event" by the Minister of Justice, which must be given "exceptional" finally tell the Guinean Minister of Justice, Cheick Sacko.