Guinea leaders just let their former dictator, Moussa Camara, walk free. The government read this pardon on TV. Everyone calls him Dadis Camara. Courts gave him 20 years behind bars last July because he caused a stadium massacre back in 2009. That terrible day claimed at least 157 lives and left many women raped.
Camara grabbed power through force. Later, people went to protest his plan to run for president. The military shot these protesters at the stadium. They claimed some soldiers just went crazy that day. Human Rights Watch found his top helpers stood right there watching everything happen without stopping it.
Witnesses say protesters died from bullets, knives, or being crushed. Armed guards blocked all exits. Some women hid, but soldiers found them and gang-raped them for days. Families waited days to collect bodies. Many never found their missing loved ones at all.
Idrissa Sow lost his nephew that horrible day. He feels destroyed by this pardon. He said they suffered thirteen years of pain, went through two years of court cases, and ended up with nothing. Camara escaped the country after someone tried to kill him months after the massacre. He came back more than ten years later. The current military rulers took control of Guinea in September 2021.
Camara claimed he slept through the entire massacre. His first court appearance showed his attitude. He bragged about patriotism as his reason for showing up. Last year, something strange happened. Armed men broke into the prison and freed him. Hours later, he returned to jail. His lawyer claimed kidnappers had taken him against his will.
Camara grabbed power through force. Later, people went to protest his plan to run for president. The military shot these protesters at the stadium. They claimed some soldiers just went crazy that day. Human Rights Watch found his top helpers stood right there watching everything happen without stopping it.
Witnesses say protesters died from bullets, knives, or being crushed. Armed guards blocked all exits. Some women hid, but soldiers found them and gang-raped them for days. Families waited days to collect bodies. Many never found their missing loved ones at all.
Idrissa Sow lost his nephew that horrible day. He feels destroyed by this pardon. He said they suffered thirteen years of pain, went through two years of court cases, and ended up with nothing. Camara escaped the country after someone tried to kill him months after the massacre. He came back more than ten years later. The current military rulers took control of Guinea in September 2021.
Camara claimed he slept through the entire massacre. His first court appearance showed his attitude. He bragged about patriotism as his reason for showing up. Last year, something strange happened. Armed men broke into the prison and freed him. Hours later, he returned to jail. His lawyer claimed kidnappers had taken him against his will.
