Guinea: Outcry in Guinea As Ex-Military Leader Camara Pardoned By Junta Chief

Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, jailed for 20 years over a 2009 massacre, has been pardoned for “health reasons” by the West African country’s junta head Mamadi Doumbouya. The decision has prompted angry reactions from victims, their families and human rights groups.

“Upon the proposal of the minister of justice, a presidential pardon is granted to Mr Moussa Dadis Camara for health reasons,” said a decree read out on television by presidential spokesperson General Amara Camara late…