Guinea – Frightened Witnesses Desert the Trial

A new phase of the 28 September 2009 massacre trial starts this Monday, February 12, in Guinea with the appearance of a first witness – but in close session. Many fear for their safety, and many have withdrawn since the escape of one of the accused, Claude Pivi.

The shadow of the fugitive, who was taken out of Conakry’s central prison by an armed commando on November 4, hangs over the Dixinn criminal court. Indicted for his alleged participation in the September 28, 2009 massacre when he was…