Guinea: ‘We Are Guineans and We Will Judge Guineans’

In Guinea’s capital Conakry, the trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre started symbolically thirteen years after the crime, with a grand opening and a three-hour hearing. This is an exceptional judicial event for Guinea, with a former head of state in the dock.

This Wednesday, September 28, 2022, a relentless sun blazed on the ad hoc tribunal and the tiny courtyard in front of its entrance. Tents were set up here for Guinean officials, foreign diplomats and members of international…