Guinea court sentences former junta leader to 20 years in prison over 2009 stadium massacre

Associated Press

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Guinea court has sentenced former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of crimes against humanity in the 2009 stadium massacre by the military that killed at least 157 people and left dozens of women raped. Guinea’s Criminal Court convicted him and seven other high-ranking officials on Wednesday after a prolonged trial on charges of murder, kidnapping, rape and rape that were reclassified as “crimes against humanity” on Wednesday. Four other accused were acquitted. The demonstrators at the stadium in Sept. 2009 were protesting Camara’s plans to run for president when soldiers opened fire on them. Some in Guinea lauded the verdict while others said the penalty for Camara in particular was not enough.