Guinea Sacks Dozens of Soldiers over Former Junta Leader’s Jailbreak

Guinea has dismissed more than 60 soldiers and prison officers over the jailbreak of former junta leader, Captain Moussa Dadis camera and two others.

Captain Camera was recaptured and returned to prison a few hours after being freed from his cell by “heavily armed commandos” early on Saturday.

Those taken are currently on trial for their alleged roles in deaths of more than 150 people in a 2009 protest in the capital Conakry.

Junta leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya on Sunday said in a decree that he fired the military and prison officers for “breach of employment and misconduct.

The sacked military officers include fugitive Claude Pivi, Moussa Thiegboro Camera and Blaise Goumou.

A manhunt is underway for Mr. Pivi, a former minister of presidential security in Dadis camera’s junta, who remains at large.

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The army described the operation as an attempt to “sabotage” government reforms and swore its “unwavering commitment” to the current military-led authorities.

A judicial source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the masked and heavily armed soldiers who arrived at Conakry’s central prison declared they “had come to free” Camara.

Inside, the group headed towards his cell, appearing to already know its location, the source said.

Haba told AFP he believed his client had been “kidnapped” and his life was “in danger”.

“He has confidence in the justice of his country, which is why he would never try to escape,” he added, referring to the ongoing trial against Camara.

Wright also said Colonel Moussa Tiegboro Camara – another of the men taken from prison – had since been “recaptured”.